"1782-08-15Z"^^ . . "Faustin-\u00C9lie Soulouque"@en . . . "Faustin I"@en . "1782Z"^^ . . . "Faustin 01 Of Haiti"@en . "1867Z"^^ . . . . "Emperor of Haiti"@en . "President of Haiti" . "1867-08-06Z"^^ . "1859Z"^^ . "1849Z"^^ . "Faustin-\u00C9lie Soulouque (15 August 1782 \u2013 6 August 1867) was a career officer and general in the Haitian Army when he was elected President of Haiti in 1847. In 1849 he was proclaimed Emperor of Haiti under the name Faustin I. He soon purged the army of the ruling elite, installed black loyalists in administrative positions, and created a secret police and a personal army. In 1849 he created a black nobility in the country."@en .