The Haiti Coup “The Bush Clinton Presidencies (Cahill, Robinson, Blum)
Behind the scenes of Haiti’s presidency:
1844 – Dominican Republic declares its independence from Haiti.
1863 – U.S. President Abraham Lincoln recognizes Haiti and allows trade for the first time.
1904 – Haiti celebrates 100 years of independence.
1915 – U.S. forces occupy Haiti; they will stay until 1934.
1930 – First full democratic elections in Haiti; Stenio Vincent elected.
1937 – Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo orders the expulsion of Haitians working in his country. Between 17,000 and 35,000 are killed.
1957 – Francois Duvalier, a doctor, is elected president. “Papa Doc” establishes one of the most brutal dictatorships in Haitian history. His rule is enforced by a militia commonly-known as Tonton Macoutes.
1971- Duvalier dies; his son takes power and is proclaimed President-for-Life, like is father.
1974 – The Haitian national soccer team participates in the World Cup.
1986 – Unrest leads the military to oust “Baby Doc” and his kleptocratic clan.
1990 – Jean-Bertrand Aristide, a former Catholic priest is elected with 67% of the vote.
1991 – Aristide is ousted in a coup that many Haitians believe was financed by the business elite.
1994 – Backed by a UN resolution, the Clinton Administration restores Aristide to power.
1996 – René Préval elected President; he is seen as a stand-in for Aristide.
2000- Aristide elected President again after much-disputed parliamentary elections.
2004 – Aristide leaves under pressure of an armed rebellion; he claims the U.S. kidnapped him and shipped him out.
2006 – Préval elected again. A UN peacekeeping force in Haiti since 2003 grows to 9,000 troops.
2008 – Unrest erupts as Haitians riot against high food prices.
2010 – January 12 – An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 devastates Port-au-Prince and damages much of Haiti.
Source: FixedWorld
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