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Born: 1782
Died: 28 February 1867
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He was a career officer and general in the Haïtian army when he was elected President of Haïti in 1847.
In 1849 he was proclaimed Emperor of Haïti under the name of Faustin I.
He soon purged the army of the ruling elite, installed black-skinned loyalists in administrative positions, and created a secret police and a personal army.
In 1849 he created a black nobility.
However, his unsuccessful attempts to reconquer the Dominican Republic undermined his control and a conspiracy led by General Fabre Nicolas Geffrard forced him to abdicate in 1859.
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