Etienne Elie Gérin (December 19, 1757 – January 18, 1810) was a Haitian military and politician.

Biography

He was a general of the

Armée indigène The Indigenous Army (; ), also known as the Army of Saint-Domingue () was the name bestowed to the coalition of anti-slavery men and women who fought in the Haitian Revolution in Saint-Domingue (now Haiti). Encompassing both black slaves, and ...

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 the first Haitian Emperor, leader of the Haitian Revolution, and the first ruler of an independent First Empire of Haiti, Haiti under th ...

, 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. Born in the British West Indies, British Caribbean, Christophe was possibly of Senegambian descent ...

Alexandre Pétion Alexandre Sabès Pétion (; 2 April 1770 – 29 March 1818) was the first president of the Republic of Haiti from 1807 until his death in 1818. One of Haiti's founding fathers, Pétion belonged to the revolutionary quartet that also includes ...

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. {{DEFAULTSORT:Gerin, Etienne Elie People of the Haitian Revolution 1757 births 1810 deaths