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Philippe Guerrier

Jean-Jacques Louis Philippe Guerrier, career officer, President of Haïti

Jean-Jacques Louis Philippe Guerrier, career officer, President of Haïti

Here is a picture of Jean-Jacques Louis Philippe Guerrier who was a career officer and President of Haiti from May 3, 1844 to April 15, 1845.

Jean-Jacques Louis Philippe Guerrier (born 19 December, 1757; died 15 April, 1845) was a Career Officer and a General in the Haitian army. He was a respected soldier who successfully commanded the Southern Black Army during the Haitian revolution. Philippe Guerrier was an octogenarian when he assumed the Presidency. He was illiterate but that deficiency and lack of knowledge was counterbalanced by his love for the country. He was a moderate dictator, much respected by the peasants. The Mullatto hierarchy displaced his predecessor President Rivière-Hérard and replaced him with this aged black general as President on May 3, 1844. Guerrier held his office for only 11 months before he died on April 15, 1845.

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