Antonio Thrasybule Kébreau

Antonio Thrasybule Kébreau
Chairman of the Military Council
In office
14 June 1957 – 22 October 1957
Preceded byDaniel Fignolé
Succeeded byFrançois Duvalier
Chief of the General Staff of the Army
In office
26 May 1957 – 12 March 1958
Preceded byLéon Cantave
Succeeded byMaurice P. Flambert
Personal details
Born(1909-11-11)November 11, 1909
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
DiedJanuary 13, 1963(1963-01-13) (aged 53)
Pétion-Ville, Haiti
SpouseMarie Yvonne Charles
ProfessionMilitary (Brigadier general)

Antonio Thrasybule Kébreau (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃tɔnjo tʁazibyl kebʁo]; November 11, 1909 – January 11, 1963) was Chairman of the Military Council (French: Président du Conseil militaire) that made him provisional head of state of the Republic of Haiti from 14 June – 22 October 1957.[1][2] His short reign followed that of Daniel Fignolé and preceded that of François Duvalier. During his rule, soldiers under Kébreau's rule massacred rioting Fignolé supporters.[1]

Prior to his short tenure as head of state, Kébreau played a part in ousting interim president Daniel Fignolé and sending him into exile.[3] According to Bernard Diederich in his book Papa Doc, Kébreau believed himself to be the real power behind Duvalier, as a military leader. In order to assert who really had the power, Duvalier had him sent to a diplomatic post and relieved him of his domestic duties. Kébreau took this as a threat and fled to the Dominican Republic seeking asylum, before eventually going abroad and taking up his diplomatic post.[4]

Kébreau was appointed as the Haitian ambassador to Italy and the Holy See.[5] He died suddenly on January 13, 1963. Allegedly, he was poisoned on Duvalier's orders.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Haiti's Soldier Chief; Antonio Thrasybule Kebreau". The New York Times. 1957-09-28. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  2. ^ Stokes, William Sylvane (1959). Latin American Politics. Crowell. p. 126.
  3. ^ a b HAITI: Fignole Falls Time magazine
  4. ^ Diederich, Bernard (1972). Papa Doc - Haiti and its dictator. Harmondsworth: Penguin. ISBN 0140034587.
  5. ^ Lentz, Harris M. (4 February 2014). Heads of States and Governments Since 1945. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-26490-2.


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