What the records say
- When
- 24 Apr 1970
- Kind
- Rebellion
- Coordinates
- 19.00° N, 72.80° W
- Description
- politico-military crisis in Haiti
Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.
1970 Haitian coup attempt
Politico-military crisis in Haiti
The 1970 Haitian coup attempt, also known as the Cayard affair, was a failed coup d'état by dissident elements of the Haitian Coast Guard, led by Colonel and Coast Guard Commandant Octave Cayard, against the François Duvalier dictatorship.
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