Sylvain Salnave
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Sylvain Salnave was a Haïti
an general. He was the President of Haïti
from 1867 to 1869. In 1867 he was elected president after he led the overthrow of President Fabre Geffrard
. During his term there were constant civil wars between the various factions.
Haiti
Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...
an general. He was the President of Haïti
President of Haiti
The President of the Republic of Haiti is the head of state of Haiti. Executive power in Haiti is divided between the president and the government headed by the Prime Minister of Haiti...
from 1867 to 1869. In 1867 he was elected president after he led the overthrow of President Fabre Geffrard
Fabre Geffrard
Fabre-Nicholas Geffrard was a general in the Haitian army and President of Haiti from 1859 until his deposition in 1867. After collaborating in a coup to remove Faustin Soulouque from power in order to return Haiti back to social and political control of the colored elite, Geffrard was made...
. During his term there were constant civil wars between the various factions.