1987

March 10

The Constituent Assembly delivers the text of the Constitution to Henri Namphy, the President of the National Council of Government (Conseil Nationale de Gouvernement-CNG). The text of the Constitution is written in French and Creole.

 

March 29

A referendum ratifies the new Constitution. Approximately 99.81% of people vote yes for a new constitution from the results of 215 voting places.

May 13

The National Council of Government (CNG) publishes a decree electing the members of the Provisional Electoral Council (Conseil Electoral Provisoire-CEP).

May 22

The CEP, Provisional Electoral Council (first version) proclaims itself independent from the CNG.

June 5

The CEP hands over the text of electoral law to the Minister of Justice.

 

July 17

The Haitian Armed Forces swears fidelity to the new 1987 Constitution during a ceremony at the Military Academy.

 

November 29

Election day. Disturbances occur at Ruelle Vaillant  in Port-au-Prince. The elections are suspended, and the CEP is dissolved by General Henri Namphy.

December 10

General Namphy introduces a new electoral calendar and sets January 17, 1988, as the new election  date. The CNG elects a new Provisional Electoral Council (CEP-Conseil Electoral Provisoire) second version.

1988

January 17

Election Day. Eleven candicates anxiously  await the results.

January 24

Professor Leslie Francois Manigat wins the presidential elections with 50.29% of the votes according to the CEP.

February 7

Leslie Francois Manigat is inaugurated President of Haiti.

June 14

The transfer and retirement of some highly ranked officers of the army is announced by the Commander-in-Chief of the Army, Henri Christophe.

June 15

Through an announcement, newly-elected President Manigat orders the cancellation of measures of transfer and retirement of the highly ranked officials of the army as ordered by General Namphy the previous day.

June 19 (night)

A military coup against President Leslie Manigat by the army takes place.

Manigat is exiled. General Namphy immediately seizes power, appoints himself President of a Military Government, abolishes the 1987 Constitution and dissolves the Senate and Parliament.

June 20

Following the end of the Manigat  administration, General Henri Namphy declares that he is the head of the Executive Power and that the government resolutions would be issued by decree.

September 17

General Henri Namphy is ousted by a group of sergeants who replace him with General Prosper Avril as the new President of the Military Government.

1989

March 13

The March 1987 Constitution is partially restored by General Prosper Avril.

1990

March 10

General Prosper Avril resigns as President of the Military Government and Commander-in-Chief of the Army.  Major General Herard Abraham replaces him for a voluntary period of only three days.

March 13

Judge of the Supreme Court, Ertha Pascal, Trouillot, is appointed Provisional President of Haiti.  She is sworn in at the Justice Building. She is the first woman to hold this position in the history of Haiti.

March 26

The Constitution of March 29, 1987 is re-adopted.

May 23-26

Interim President Ertha Pascal Trouillot and a presidential delegation leave Haiti for a visit to the United States to renew Haitian-American relations.

August 7

The United States Vice-President, Dan Quayle, visits Haiti on the invatation of the Provisional President Trouillot.

December 16

Election Day. Jean-Bertrand Aristide, a Catholic priest, wins the presidential election with 67.5 percent of the votes.  Marc Louis Bazin, the second most popular candidate, gets 14.2 percent of the votes.

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