Antonio Thrasybule Kebreau
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Antonio Thrasybule Kebreau (1909-1963) was Chairman of the Military Council and President of the Republic of Haiti
from 14 June - 22 October 1957. His short reign followed that of Daniel Fignolé
and preceded that of Dr. François "Papa Doc" Duvalier
.
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...
from 14 June - 22 October 1957. His short reign followed that of Daniel Fignolé
Daniel Fignolé
Daniel Fignolé was a Haitian politician who became Haiti's provisional head of state for three weeks in 1957. He was one of the most influential leaders in the pre-Duvalier era, a liberal labor organizer in Port-au-Prince so popular among urban workers that he could call upon them at a moment's...
and preceded that of Dr. François "Papa Doc" Duvalier
François Duvalier
François Duvalier was the President of Haiti from 1957 until his death in 1971. Duvalier first won acclaim in fighting diseases, earning him the nickname "Papa Doc" . He opposed a military coup d'état in 1950, and was elected President in 1957 on a populist and black nationalist platform...
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