1991 Haitian coup d'état

1991 Haitian coup d'état
1991 Haitian coup d'état
	Map of Haiti.
Date	29 September 1991
Location	Haiti, primarily Port-au-Prince; 18°32′N 72°20′W
Goals	Removal of President Aristide
Methods	Military coup
Resulted in	Military victory; Commander-in-Chief of the Haitian Army Raoul Cédras ousted President Aristide; Superior Court justice Joseph Nérette installed as président provisoire; Jean-Jacques Honorat becomes Prime Minister of Haiti;
Lead figures
	President Jean-Bertrand Aristide Army General Raoul Cédras; Army Chief of Staff Philippe Biamby; Chief of the National Police, Michel François
Casualties
Death(s)	At least 21 killed.
Injuries	At least 200 wounded

The 1991 Haitian coup d'état took place on 29 September 1991, when President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, elected eight months earlier in the 1990–91 Haitian general election, was deposed by the Armed Forces of Haiti. Haitian military officers, primarily Army General Raoul Cédras, Army Chief of Staff Philippe Biamby and Chief of the National Police, Michel François led the coup. Aristide was sent into exile, his life only saved by the intervention of US, French and Venezuelan diplomats. Aristide would later return to power in 1994.

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