September 1988 Haitian coup d'état

When

18 Sep 1988

Kind

Coup

Coordinates

18.55° N, 72.34° W

Description

military overthrow of Henri Namphy

Military overthrow of Henri Namphy

The September 1988 Haitian coup d'état took place on 18 September 1988, when a group of non-commissioned officers in the Haitian Presidential Guard overthrew General Henri Namphy and brought General Prosper Avril to power. Namphy had been a member of the National Council of Government from 1986 until the February 1988 inauguration of Leslie Manigat, who had won the military-controlled 1988 general election.

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