Hérard Dumesle
Hérard Dumesle (16 June 1784 – 22 June 1858) was a Haitian poet and politician.
Politics[]
Dumesle, a mulatto, opposed the government of Jean-Pierre Boyer and formed a group of like-minded young mulattoes called the . Dumesle's cousin, Charles Rivière-Hérard, led the which forced President Boyer to flee the country. Rivière-Hérard then succeeded Boyer as President of Haiti. Dumesle served as president of the Constituent Assembly and later as a Minister during his cousin's rule. After an 1844 coup d'état, both Dumesle and Rivière-Hérard were forced into exile. They settled in Jamaica and remained there for the rest of their lives.
Works[]
As a poet, Dumesle's most remembered work is the historical Macanda. He is also known for composing a poem in honor of Jonathas Granville, the director of the Lycee of Port-au-Prince: "Dithyrambe élégiaque sur la mort de Jonathas Granville."[1][2]
Notes[]
References[]
- "Boyer: Expansion and Decline". Country Studies. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2006-10-31.
- Schutt-Ainé, Patricia (1994). Haiti: A Basic Reference Book. Miami, Florida: Librairie Au Service de la Culture. p. 88. ISBN 0-9638599-0-0.
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