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President (41) Henri Namphy (1932–2018) — 20 June 1988 17 September 1988 : 89 days Military: President 43 Prosper Avril (born 1937) — 17 September 1988 10 March 1990 1 year, 236 days Military: President — Hérard Abraham (1940–2022) — 10 March 1990 13 March 1990 3 days Military: Acting President — Ertha Pascal-Trouillot (born 1943 ...
This is a timeline of Haitian history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Haiti and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Haiti .
Under the 1987 Constitution, the presidential line of succession went first to the president of the Supreme Court of Haiti, then to the vice-president of the court, and then to puisne judges in order of seniority. An election for president was required within three months of a vacancy occurring, and the acting president could not run for the ...
German nationals were comparatively numerous in Haiti and heavily involved in the Haitian economy until World War I. Bishop's House in Cap-Haitien, 1907 In 1843, a revolt, led by Charles Rivière-Hérard , overthrew Boyer and established a brief parliamentary rule under the Constitution of 1843 .
François Duvalier (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa dyvalje]; 14 April 1907 – 21 April 1971), also known as Papa Doc, was a Haitian politician and voodooist who served as the president of Haiti from 1957 until his death in 1971. [3] He was elected president in the 1957 general election on a populist and black nationalist platform.
January 2010 — Haiti is rocked by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake, killing about 220,000 people and thrusting Haiti into a humanitarian crisis. A timeline of Haiti's gang violence and how the country ...
Christophe consolidated power in Cap-Haitien, in the north, and established the State of Haiti before declaring himself president-for-life in 1807. In the south, the Senate elected Pétion as President of the first Republic of Haiti. The two Haitis entered a stalemate between the State of Haiti in the north and the Republic of Haiti in the south.
Two years into the investigation of the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, there is still no smoking gun — only questions.. However, details have emerged from the questioning of ...