Etienne Elie Gérin (December 19, 1757 – January 18, 1810) was a Haitian military and politician.
He was a general of the
Armée indigène
The Indigenous Army (french: link=no, Armée Indigène), also known as the Army of Saint-Domingue (french: link=no, Armée de Saint-Domingue) or Lame Endijèn in Haitian Creole, was the name bestowed to the coalition of anti-slavery rebels who ...
and later the Haitian army. During the reign of
Jean-Jacques Dessalines
Jean-Jacques Dessalines (Haitian Creole: ''Jan-Jak Desalin''; ; 20 September 1758 – 17 October 1806) was a leader of the Haitian Revolution and the first ruler of an independent First Empire of Haiti, Haiti under the Constitution of Haiti, 1 ...
, he served as the minister of war. On October 11, 1806, he issued a monarch's obedience and joined the troops centered around
Henri Christophe
Henri Christophe (; 6 October 1767 – 8 October 1820) was a key leader in the Haitian Revolution and the only monarch of the Kingdom of Haiti.
Christophe was of Bambara ethnicity in West Africa, and perhaps of Igbo descent. Beginning with t ...
,
Alexandre Pétion
Alexandre Sabès Pétion (; April 2, 1770 – March 29, 1818) was the first president of the Republic of Haiti from 1807 until his death in 1818. He is acknowledged as one of Haiti's founding fathers; a member of the revolutionary quartet that ...
and
Laurent Férou seeking to overthrow Dessalines' empire. After the murder of Dessalines (17 October 1806), along with the other leaders of the rebellion, he decided about the need to pass a new constitution and to call the Constituent Assembly
He became a deputy in the assembly
but did sign the text of the constitution, because he was on the day of its adoption (October 27, 1806) at the Southern Department
When the Haitian state fell into two independent political creations, he took the side of Pétion's southern Republic. He was in favor of taking decisive military action against Christophe
Mentioned as one of the main candidates for the office of President on March 9, 1807, he eventually lost to Pétion
As one of the most important politicians opposed to the president, he responded to the appeal of the Republican general Andre Lamarre, besieged in Môle Saint-Nicolas. He sent him a ship loaded with food. The Senate thanked him for this gesture, citing him in his composition. Several dozen days later, Gérin submitted a mandate, wanting to express his opposition to the policy of the Presidential Palace.
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People of the Haitian Revolution
1757 births
1810 deaths