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Haitian Leader:
(Titles include Governor,
Emperor, King, President,
Prime Minister)
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Year(s) in Office:
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Notes about term of Office:
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Jean Jacques Dessalines, Governor
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1804
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--
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Jean Jacques Dessalines, Emperor
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1804-1806
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assassinated=
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Henri Christophe, President
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1807 - 1811
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--
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Henri Christophe, King
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1811-1820
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suicide
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Alexander Petion
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1807 - 1818
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died in office
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Jean Pierre Boyer
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1818 - 1843
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overthrown
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Riviere Riviere-=
Herard
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1843 - 1844
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overthrown
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Philippe Guerrier
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1844 - 1845
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died in office
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Jean Louis Pierrot
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1845 - 1846
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overthrown
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Jean Baptiste Riche
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1847 - 1847
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died in office
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Faustin Soulouque,
President
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1847 - 1849
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--
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Faustin Soulouqu
e, Emperor
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1849-1859
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overthrown
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Fabre Nicholas Geffrard
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1859 - 1867
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overthrown
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Sylvain Salnave
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1867 - 1869
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executed
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Nissage Saget
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1870 - 1874
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full term
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Michel Domingue
=
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1874 - 1876
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overthrown
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Boisrond Canal
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1876 - 1879
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overthrown
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Lysius Felicite
Salomon
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1879 - 1888
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overthrown
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Francois Legitime
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1888 - 1889
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overthrown
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Florvil Hyppolite
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1889 - 1896
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died in office
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Tiresias Simon Sam
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1896 - 1902
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full term
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Nord Alexis
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1902 - 1908
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overthrown
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Antoine Simon
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1908 - 1911
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overthrown
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Cincinnatus Leconte
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1911 - 1912
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died in office
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Tancrede Auguste
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1912 - 1913
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died in office
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Michel Oreste
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1913 - 1914
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overthrown
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Oreste Zamor
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1914
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overthrown
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Davilmar Theodore
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1914 - 1915
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overthrown
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Vilbrun Sam
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1915
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assassinated
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Sudre Dartigue=
vave
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1915 - 1922
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full term (1st US Occupation)
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Louis Borno
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1922 - 1930
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full term (1st US Occupation
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Eugene Roy*
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1930
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(1st US occupation)
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Sternio Vincent
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1930 - 1941
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full term (occupation until 1934)
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Élie Lescot
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1941 - 1946
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overthrown
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Franck Lavaud
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1946
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--
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Dumarsais Estim&ea=
cute;
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1946 - 1950
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overthrown
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Paul Eugène Magloire
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1950 - 1956
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overthrown
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Joseph Nemours Pierre-Louis*
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1956 - 1957
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--
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Franck Sylvain*
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1957
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--
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Executive Government Council
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1957
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--
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Antonio Thrasybule Kebreau
(Chairman of the Military Council)
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1957
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--
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François Duvalier
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1957 - 1971
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died in office
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Jean-Claude Duvalier
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1971 - 1986
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overthrown
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Henri Namphy
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1986 - 1987
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full term
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Lesli Manigat
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1988
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overthrown
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Henri Namphy*
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1988 - 1989
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overthrown
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Prosper Avril*
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1989 - 1990
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overthrown
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Etha Pascal-T=
rouillot*
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1990 - 1991
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full term
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Jean-Bertrand Aristide
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1991
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overthrown
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Joseph Nerette*
=
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1991 - 1992
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--
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Marc Bazin
(acting prime minister)
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1992 - 1993
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--
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Émile Jonassai=
nt*
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1994
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--
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Jean-Bertrand Aristide
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1994 - 1996
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finished remainder of term
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Rene Preval
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1996 - 2001
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full term
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Jean-Bertrand Aristide
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2001 - 2004
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overthrown
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Boniface Alexandre*
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2004 - 2006
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--
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René Préval
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2006 - 2011
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The Inauguration of Michel
Martelly on May 14, 2011, was the first time
in Haitian history that an incumbent
president (Preval) peacefully transferred
power to a member of the opposition
party.
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Michel
Martelly
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2011-2016
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Amid social and political
turmoil, Martelly resigned the presidency on
February 10, 2016, leaving Haiti without a
president for a week. A Council of Ministers
led Haiti until a new president was
inaugurated.
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Council of
Ministers
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Feb. 7 to Feb. 14,
2016
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This Council of Ministers
would be the equivalent of the American
Presidential Cabinet running the country for
a week.
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Jocelerme
Privert*
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2016-2017
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Interim President for one
year.
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Jovenel
Moïse
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2017-Present
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Elected President in 2017.
Also considered to have won in 2016, but the
results were not recognized, leading to the
crisis of 2016.
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[*Provisional Leader]
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