General elections were held in Haiti between 16 December 1990 and 20 January 1991. The presidential election, held on 16 December, resulted in a victory for Jean-Bertrand Aristide of the National Fron
Jean Bertrand Aristide 1991
1991 Haitian coup d'état
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The 1991 Haitian coup d'état resulted in the overthrow of Jean-Bertrand Aristide, the democratically-elected president of Haiti, by a contingent of the Haitian military led by General Raoul Cédras and
1990–91 Haitian general election
…as the first honest election held in Haiti since the country declared independence in 1804. Aristide was sworn in on 7 February, but was deposed in a coup eight months later. For the elections, the United Nations General Assembly had established the United Nations Observer Group for the Verification of…
Raoul Cédras was one of the primary orchestrators of the coup
An airfield at Guantanamo Bay converted into a tent camp for Haitian refugees
Aristide returning to the National Palace in the aftermath of Operation Uphold Democracy