Prosper Avril

Prosper Avril
38th President of Haiti
In office September 17, 1988 – March 10, 1990[1]
Preceded by	Henri Namphy
Succeeded by	Hérard Abraham
Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Haiti
In office September 17, 1988 – March 10, 1990
President	Himself
Preceded by	Carl-Michel Nicolas
Succeeded by	Herard Abraham
Member of the Provisional Government of Haiti
In office February 7, 1987 – March 21, 1987
President	Henri Namphy
Personal details
Born	Matthieu Prosper Avril (1937-12-12) December 12, 1937 (age 86) Thomazeau, Haiti
Spouse	Marie-Ange Nazon

Matthieu Prosper Avril (born December 12, 1937) is a Haitian political figure who was President of Haiti from 1988 to 1990. A trusted member of François Duvalier's Presidential Guard and adviser to Jean-Claude Duvalier, Lt. Gen. 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, in a period which according to Amnesty International was "marred by serious human rights violations". He was arrested in 2001, but released in March 2004 after the 2004 Haitian coup d'état overthrew Jean-Bertrand Aristide.