| Conflict: | 1989 Haitian coup d'état attempt |
| Date: | 1–2 April 1989 |
| Place: | Haiti |
| Status: | Coup attempt fails |
| Combatant1: |  Armed Forces of Haiti (loyalist faction) |
| Combatant2: | Armed Forces of Haiti (rogue faction) |
| Commander1: | Prosper Avril |
| Commander2: | Himmler Rebu |
The 1989 Haitian coup d'état attempt was a bloodless military coup attempt that took place in Haiti on 1–2 April 1989, when a group of rebel army officers attempted to overthrow the military government of Lt. Gen. Prosper Avril.[1] [2]
The coup attempt, which included gunfire near the National Palace, was reportedly staged by Col. Himmler Rebu, commander of the elite Leopards battalion (stationed in Pétion-Ville, close to the capital Port-au-Prince). The attempt was foiled by loyalist troops, who rescued Avril as he was being driven away by rebel soldiers to the Port-au-Prince Airport, to be deported to the neighboring Dominican Republic.[1] [2]