Prosper Avril

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order =37th
office =President of Haiti
term_start =September 17, 1988
term_end =March 10, 1990
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predecessor =Henri Namphy
successor =Hérard Abraham
birth_date =December 12, 1937
birth_place =near Port-au-Prince, Haiti
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Prosper Avril (born December 12 1937) is a former president of Haiti, one of the most influential Haitian political figures of the last thirty years. He was born in Thomazeau village, near Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince. Avril briefly served as a member of Haiti's interim ruling body, the National Council of Government, following the departure of Jean-Claude Duvalier in 1986. He served as President from September 17 1988 to March 10 1990. He was arrested in 2001, shortly after Jean-Bertrand Aristide was elected President, for allegedly plotting against the state. He was kept in jail despite two court decisions ordering his release. Avril was freed when Aristide was ousted in February 2004.