Astrel Rolland
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Astrel Roland was an Olympic sport shooter who was part of the team that won Haiti's first ever Olympic
medal—a bronze in team free rifle at the 1924 Summer Olympics
. He eventually became a Colonel in the Haitian army. He later became infamous for a plot to overthrow President Dumarsais Estimé
and the Haitian government in 1949. The plot involved the assassination of a number of Haitian officials and an attack on the Dominican Embassy in Haiti, inciting tensions between the two countries that would legitimize potential intervention and occupation by the Dominican army.
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
medal—a bronze in team free rifle at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Shooting at the 1924 Summer Olympics
At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, ten events in shooting were contested. These would be the last Games in which team events were part of the Olympic shooting program...
. He eventually became a Colonel in the Haitian army. He later became infamous for a plot to overthrow President Dumarsais Estimé
Dumarsais Estimé
Dumarsais Estimé served as the President of Haïti from 16 August 1946 until 10 May 1950. He was the first black head of state since the US occupation of Haiti ended in 1934.-Early life:...
and the Haitian government in 1949. The plot involved the assassination of a number of Haitian officials and an attack on the Dominican Embassy in Haiti, inciting tensions between the two countries that would legitimize potential intervention and occupation by the Dominican army.