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Tuesday, December 8, 2009

HEADS OF STATES OF HAITI: PRESIDENTS, KING AND EMPERORS

A list of former Haitian heads of state

President Aristide is headed back to Haiti in a couple of days. I thought some of you might want to look over the history of heads of state of Haiti which this list overviews. It's a rough place to be head of state!

President:

Year(s) in Office:

Notes about term:

Jean Jacques Dessalines, Governor

1804


Jean Jacques Dessalines, Emperor

1804-1806

assassinated

Henri Christophe, President

1807 - 1811


Henri Christophe, King

1811-1820

suicide

Alexander Petion

1807 - 1818

died in office

Jean Pierre Boyer

1818 - 1843

overthrown

Riviere Riviere-Herard

1843 - 1844

overthrown

Philippe Guerrier

1844 - 1845

died in office

Jean Louis Pierrot

1845 - 1846

overthrown

Jean Baptiste Riche

1847 - 1847

died in office

Faustin Soulouque, President

1847 - 1849


Faustin Soulouque, Emperor

1849-1859

overthrown

Fabre Nicholas Geffrard

1859 - 1867

overthrown

Sylvain Salnave

1867 - 1869

executed

Nissage Saget

1870 - 1874

full term

Michel Domingue

1874 - 1876

overthrown

Boisrond Canal

1876 - 1879

overthrown

Lysius Felicite Salomon

1879 - 1888

overthrown

Francois Legitime

1888 - 1889

overthrown

Florvil Hyppolite

1889 - 1896

died in office

Tiresias Simon Sam

1896 - 1902

full term

Nord Alexis

1902 - 1908

overthrown

Antoine Simon

1908 - 1911

overthrown

Cincinnatus Leconte

1911 - 1912

died in office

Tancrede Auguste

1912 - 1913

died in office

Michel Oreste

1913 - 1914

overthrown

Oreste Zamor

1914

overthrown

Davilmar Theodore

1914 - 1915

overthrown

Vilbrun Sam

1915

assassinated

Sudre Dartiguevave

1915 - 1922

full term (1st US Occupation)

Louis Borno

1922 - 1930

full term (1st US Occupation

Eugene Roy*

1930

(1st US occupation)

Sternio Vincent

1930 - 1941

full term (occupation until 1934)

Élie Lescot

1941 - 1946

overthrown

Franck Lavaud

1946


Dumarsais Estimé

1946 - 1950

overthrown

Paul Eugène Magloire

1950 - 1956

overthrown

Joseph Nemours Pierre-Louis*

1956 - 1957


Franck Sylvain*

1957


Executive Government Council

1957


Antonio Thrasybule Kebreau
(Chairman of the Military Council)

1957


François Duvalier

1957 - 1971

died in office

Jean-Claude Duvalier

1971 - 1986

overthrown

Henri Namphy

1986 - 1987

full term

Lesli Manigat

1988

overthrown

Henri Namphy*

1988 - 1989

overthrown

Prosper Avril*

1989 - 1990

overthrown

Etha Pascal-Trouillot*

1990 - 1991

full term

Jean-Bertrand Aristide

1991

overthrown

Joseph Nerette*

1991 - 1992


Marc Bazin (acting prime minister)

1992 - 1993


Émile Jonassaint*

1994


Jean-Bertrand Aristide

1994 - 1996

finished remainder of term

Rene Preval

1996 - 2001

full term

Jean-Bertrand Aristide

2001 - 2004

overthrown

Boniface Alexandre*

2004 - 2006


René Préval

2006 -


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