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
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
Haiti
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Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country in the Caribbean on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica and south of The Bahamas. It occupies the western side
1991 Haitian coup d'état
…1991 Haitian coup d'état A CIA WFB map of Haiti Date 29–30 September 1991 Location Haiti, primarily Port-au-Prince Goals Removal of Jean-Bertrand Aristide Methods Military coup Result Coup succeeds Jean-Bertrand Aristide exiled to Venezuela…
Artist's impression of Christopher Columbus landing on Hispaniola, engraving by Theodor de Bry
Saint-Domingue slave revolt in 1791
General Toussaint Louverture
Battle between Polish troops in French service and the Haitian rebels. The majority of Polish soldiers eventually deserted the French army and fought alongside the Haitians.