Jean-Jacques Louis Philippe Guerrier was a career officer and general in the Haitian Army who became President of Haïti on May 3, 1844. He died in office on April 15, 1845. A respected soldier, Guerrier had successfully commanded the southern black army during the Haitian Revolution. After Haiti became independent, he retired from active service and became a plantation owner. In May 1844, President Rivière-Hérard was removed from office by the mulatto hierarchy and replaced with the aged black general Philippe Guerrier, who assumed the presidency on May 3, 1844. Guerrier held office for only 11 months before he died on April 15, 1845.
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Jean-Jacques Louis Philippe Guerrier était officier de carrière et général dans l’armée haïtienne. Soldat respecté, Guerrier avait dirigé avec succès l’armée noire du sud durant la révolution haïtienne. Après l’indépendance d’Haïti, il prit sa retraite et devint propriétaire d’une plantation. En mai 1844, le président Rivière-Hérard fut démis de ses fonctions par la hiérarchie mulâtre et remplacé par le vieux général noir Philippe Guerrier, qui assuma la présidence le 3 mai 1844. Guerrier ne resta en poste que 11 mois avant sa mort, en exercice, le 15 avril 1845.
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Jean-Jacques Louis Philippe Guerrier se te yon ofisye, jeneral nan lame ayisyen. Yon sòlda ki te respekte, li te dirije lame a nwa sid la ak siksè nan revolisyon ayisyen an. Apre endepandans Ayiti a, li te pran retrèt li e li te vin mèt yon plantasyon. Nan mwa me 1844, Prezidan Rivière-Hérard te pedi pouvwa lè yerachi mulat la ranplase li pa general ansyen nwa a Philippe Guerrier, ki te monte sou prezidans nan 3 me 1844. Guerrier te sou pouvwa sèlman pou 11 mwa anvan l mouri, yon 15 avril 1845.
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Source:
1) www.haiti-reference.com
2) Wikipedia
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On this day of March 29th 1818, Anne Alexandre Sabès, also known as Alexandre Pétion died. Pétion named the general Boyer as his successor; he took control in 1818 following the death of Pétion from yellow fever. After Henry I and his son died in 1820, Boyer reunited the country under his rule. Bolivar is celebrated in the Latin american countries for the help he provided to Simon Bolivar in freeing many latin american countries.(Source:Wikipedia / Picture credit: John Carter Brown Library, circa 1807-1818 / Bust by: Christian Oviedo)
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Se te yon jou 29 Màs 1818 Anne Alexandre Sabès, dit Alexandre Pétion te mouri. Pétion te nonmen Boyer jeneral la kòm siksesè li; li te pran kontwòl nan lane 1818 apre lafyèv jòn te kòz lanmò li. Apre Wà Henry I te vinn mouri ak pitit gason li kèk jou apwe nan lane 1820, Boyer reyini peyi a anba rèy li. Yo sélébre Pétion nan anpil peyi panyol pou èd li te bay Simon Bolivar lè li tap chèche libére peyi panyol amedik di sid yo! (Soùs: Wikipedia / Kredi foto: John Carter Brown Library, circa 1807 / Stati: Christian Oviedo)
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After the death of André Rigaud on September 18th 1811, who ruled the department from November 3rd 1810, for a limited time, Jérôme Maximilien Borgella succeeded him as President of the council of the Department of the South (21 Sep 1811 – 20 Mar 1812). He was elected by the departmental assembly as General-in-Chief of the Army of the South and as President of the council. General Borgella then gave in his adherence to Président of the Republic of Haiti (South of Haiti), Alexandre Pétion (1807-1818), consequently, there was a re-incorporation of the Department of the South to the rest of the Republic.
Président Jean-Pierre Boyer, who was president of a reunited Haiti in 1820 (1818-1843) and also annexed the newly independent Spanish Haiti (Santo Domingo), gave him important tasks and instructions. General Borgella will be loyal to him til his death on March 30 1844, in the city of Port-au-Prince.
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Source: Wikipedia / Stella:Novel of the Haitian Revolution / Worldstatemen.org
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