BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY : AFRO-HAITIAN " SYLVAIN SLNAVE " WAS A MULATTO HAITIAN GENERAL AND WAS PRESIDENT OF HAITI FROM 1867 TO 1869 : GOES INTO THE " HALL OF BLACK HEROES "

BLACK          SOCIAL         HISTORY                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Sylvain Salnave

Sylvain I
9th President of Haiti
Emperor of Haiti
In office June 14, 1867 – December 19, 1869
Preceded by	Himself (as President of Haiti)
Succeeded by	Nissage Saget (as President of Haiti)
Preceded by	Nissage Saget (acting)
Succeeded by	Himself (as emperor of Haiti)
Protector of the Republic
In office May 4, 1867 – Jule 14, 1867
Preceded by	Nissage Saget
Succeeded by	Himself
Member of the Provisional Government of Haiti
In office May 2, 1867 – May 4, 1867
President	Nissage Saget
Personal details
Born	February 26, 1826 Cap-Haïtien, Haiti
Died	January 15, 1870 (aged 43) Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Nationality	Haitian
Spouse(s)	Wilmina Delacourse

Sylvain Salnave (1827–1870) was a mulatto^[1] Haitian general. He was the President of Haïti from 1867 to 1869. In 1867 he was elected president after he led the overthrow of President Fabre Geffrard. During his term there were constant civil wars between the various factions.^[2]