Prosper Avril

Look at this photo... General Prosper Avril, President of Haiti from 1988 to 1990...

Lieutenant General Avril was a trusted member of François Duvalier's Presidential Guard and adviser to Jean-Claude Duvalier, Avril led the September 1988 Haitian coup d'état against a transition military government installed after Jean-Claude Duvalier's 1986 overthrow.

He was President until March 1990.

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The Haiti National Council of Government (French: Conseil National de Gouvernement, CNG) was the ruling body of Haiti from 1986 to 1988.

The council was first established on February 7, 1986 as a joint military and civilian provisional government following the exile of President for Life Jean-Claude Duvalier. The council consisted of a President, Lieutenant General Henri Namphy, and five Members, three from the military and two civilians.

The military Members were Colonels Williams Régala, Max Valles, and Prosper Avril, while the civilian Members were Gérard Gourgue and Alix Cinéas.

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