List of revolutions and coups d'état in Haiti explained

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]
• 11 January 1946: Deposition of president Élie Lescot (Revolution of 1946)
• 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
• Assassination of Jovenel Moïse

Notes and References

1. Web site: La société esclavagiste cubaine et la révolution haïtienne . French . Ada Ferre .
2. Web site: Annuaire 1789–1815 . French .
3. Web site: Henri Christophe: Premier roi de l’histoire haïtienne . French .
4. Web site: Jean-Pierre Boyer . French . 2019-07-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171011103151/http://www.haiticulture.ch/Jean_Pierre_Boyer.html . 2017-10-11 . dead .
5. Web site: Un Américain proclamé roi de l’ile de la Gonâve . . French .
6. Web site: Michel Domingue . French .
7. Web site: Louis Félicité Salomon Jeune . French .
8. Web site: Michel Martelly pourrait connaître le même sort que Vilbrun Guillaume Sam, selon Dieuseul Simon . . French .
9. Web site: Le 7 février 1986. Les Haïtiens se libèrent de la dictature. . French .
10. Web site: Jean-Claude Duvalier s'enfuit d'Haïti . . French .
11. Book: Goldstone, Jack A. . The Encyclopedia of Political Revolutions . 1568022069.