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 |
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| Dumarsais Estimé | 1946 - 1950 | overthrown |
| Paul Eugène Magloire | 1950 - 1956 | overthrown |
| Joseph Nemours Pierre-Louis* | 1956 - 1957 |
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| Franck Sylvain* | 1957 |
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| Executive Government Council | 1957 |
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| Antonio Thrasybule Kebreau | 1957 |
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| 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 |
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| Marc Bazin (acting prime minister) | 1992 - 1993 |
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| Émile Jonassaint* | 1994 |
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| 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 |
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| René Préval | 2006 - |
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