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Meaning & History
Presumably a variant or misreading of the surname Soulouque.Faustin-Élie Soulouque (15 August 1782 – 6 August 1867) was proclaimed Emperor of Haïti under the name Faustin I in 1849. He soon purged the army of the ruling elite, installed black-skinned loyalists in administrative positions, and created a secret police and a personal army. In 1849 he created a black nobility in the country. However, his unsuccessful attempts to reconquer the neighbouring Dominican Republic undermined his control and a conspiracy led by General Fabre Nicolas Geffrard forced him to abdicate in 1859.