Hérard Roy
Hérard is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: *Hérard Abraham (born 1940), former Haitian political figure * Hérard Dumesle (1784–1858), Haitian poet and politician * Schnider Hérard (born 1996), Haitian basketball player See also *Charles Rivière-Hérard (1789–1850), officer in the Haitian Army under Alexandre Pétion *Denis Herard Denis Herard (born March 28, 1944) is a politician from Alberta, Canada, and is the former Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta MLA for Calgary-Egmont. He is French-Canadian, with fore-fathers coming majorly from Quebec. Herard was ...

Hérard Abraham
Hérard Abraham (28 July 1940 – 24 August 2022) was a Haitian military officer and politician who served as the acting President of Haiti in 1990, helping to lead its democratic transition. Biography Hérard Abraham was born in Port-au-Prince on 28 July 1940. He enlisted in the Haitian army as a young man and rose to the rank of lieutenant general. Abraham became one of the few military members in the inner circle of President Jean-Claude Duvalier. He supported the 1986 coup against him. Under Henri Namphy, he served as the Secretary of State for the Interior and National Defense from 7 February to 24 March 1986, the Minister of Information and Coordination from 24 March 1986 to January 1987 and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 20 June to 18 September 1988. He became acting President of Haiti on 10 March 1990 after street protests forced President Prosper Avril into exile. He gave up power three days later, becoming the only military leader in Haiti during the twentieth cen ...
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Hérard Dumesle
Hérard Dumesle (16 June 1784 – 22 June 1858) was a Haitian poet and politician. Politics Dumesle, a mulatto, opposed the government of Jean-Pierre Boyer and formed a group of like-minded young mulattoes called the Society for the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. Dumesle's cousin, Charles Rivière-Hérard, led the Revolution of 1843 which forced President Boyer to flee the country. Rivière-Hérard then succeeded Boyer as President of Haiti. Dumesle served as president of the Constituent Assembly and later as a Minister during his cousin's rule. After an 1844 coup d'état, both Dumesle and Rivière-Hérard were forced into exile. They settled in Jamaica and remained there for the rest of their lives. Works As a poet, Dumesle's most remembered work is the historical ''Macanda''. He is also known for composing a poem in honor of Jonathas Granville Pierre Joseph Marie Granville, known as Jonathas Granville (1785–1839) was a Haitian educator, legal expert, soldier and a dipl ...
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Schnider Hérard
Schnider Hérard (born October 7, 1996) is a Haitian basketball player who last played for Sloga Kraljevo of the Basketball League of Serbia. He played college basketball for the Mississippi State. Instagram: Sherard34 Early years Hérard was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti to Jean Hérard Lesner and Carline Bois-de-Fer. When he was just 10 years old his mother died giving labor to a sibling. He moved to the U.S. and spoke no English upon arrival. He enrolled in McKinney Boyd High School and started his ninth-grade year where he read English at only a third–fourth-grade level. Conversely, he excelled in his native tongue and earned the French award. High school career Hérard attend the Prestonwood Christian Academy in Plano, Texas. He led his team to three consecutive 5A state championships and to a 33–4 record his senior year, averaging 17.6 points and 8.2 rebounds. He has scored 1,000 points in his career. Hérard was awarded MVP of the 5A State Championship in his soph ...
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Charles Rivière-Hérard
Charles Rivière-Hérard also known as Charles Hérard aîné (16 February 1789 – 31 August 1850) was an officer in the Haitian Army under Alexandre Pétion during his struggles against Henri Christophe. He was declared President of Haiti on 4 April 1843. He was forced from office by revolutionaries on 3 May 1844. Early life Charles Rivière-Hérard was born in Port-Salut on 16 February 1789. Little about his early life is generally known, except that he fought with the revolutionaries against the French, and that he was an officer commanding a battalion of black troops, probably later in his military career. Presidency Hérard was chief among the conspirators who ousted President Jean-Pierre Boyer during the 1843 Revolution. On 30 December of that same year, a Provisional Parliament of Haiti enacted a new Constitution, apparently without Hérard's approval. Soon afterward, General Hérard, who had the loyalty of the army, seized control of the government and declared himse ...
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