Prosper Avril

Matthieu Prosper Avril (born December 12, 1937) is a Haitian politician. He was President of Haiti from 1988 to 1990. Avril led the September 1988 Haitian coup d'état against a transition military government installed after Jean-Claude Duvalier's 1986 overthrow.

Prosper Avril
36th 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 19, 1988 – March 10, 1990
President	Himself
Preceded by	Carl-Michel Nicholas
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 87) Thomazeau, Haiti
Nationality	Haitian
Spouse(s)	Marie-Ange Nazon

Avril was president until March 1990. He was arrested under human rights violation in 2001, but released in March 2004 after the 2004 Haitian coup d'état overthrew Jean-Bertrand Aristide.