List of revolutions and coups d'état in Haiti

This article lists successful revolutions and coups d'état that have taken place in the history of Haiti:

18th century

• 1791 onward: Emergence of the State of Haiti; independence proclaimed in 1804 as a consequence of the Haitian Revolution and the disestablishment of the French colony of Saint-Domingue.[1]

19th century

• 8 October 1820: Suicide of King Henri Christophe.[2][3]
• 13 February 1843: Deposition of President for life Jean-Pierre Boyer.[4]
• 15 January 1859: Deposition of Emperor Faustin Soulouque.[5]
• 15 April 1876: Deposition of President Michel Domingue.[6]
• 10 August 1888: Deposition of President Lysius Salomon.[7]

20th century

• 2 December 1908: Deposition of President for life Pierre Nord Alexis.
• 28 July 1915: Deposition and murder of President Vilbrun Guillaume Sam, triggering the U.S. occupation.[8]
• 7 February 1986: Deposition of President for life Jean-Claude Duvalier (climax of the Anti-Duvalier protest movement).[9][10][11]
• 20 June 1988: Deposition of President Leslie Manigat (June 1988 coup d'état).
• 18 September 1988: Deposition of President Henri Namphy (September 1988 coup d'état).
• 29 September 1991: First deposition of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide (1991 coup d'état).

21st century

• 5–29 February 2004: Second deposition of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide (2004 coup d'état).

See also

• List of coups d'état and coup attempts
• List of coups d'état and coup attempts by country

References

1. Ada Ferre. "La société esclavagiste cubaine et la révolution haïtienne" (in French).
2. "Annuaire 1789–1815" (in French).
3. "Henri Christophe: Premier roi de l'histoire haïtienne" (in French).
4. "Jean-Pierre Boyer" (in French). Archived from the original on 2017-10-11. Retrieved 2019-07-01.
5. "Un Américain proclamé roi de l'ile de la Gonâve" (in French). lepetitjournal.com.
6. "Michel Domingue" (in French).
7. "Louis Félicité Salomon Jeune" (in French).
8. "Michel Martelly pourrait connaître le même sort que Vilbrun Guillaume Sam, selon Dieuseul Simon" (in French). Le Nouvelliste.
9. "Le 7 février 1986. Les Haïtiens se libèrent de la dictature" (in French). L'Humanité.
10. "Jean-Claude Duvalier s'enfuit d'Haïti" (in French). CBC/Radio-Canada.
11. Goldstone, Jack A. The Encyclopedia of Political Revolutions. ISBN 1568022069.