List of heads of state of Haiti
This list shows the heads of state of Haiti from 1804 to the present day.
Head of state | Taking office | End of office | Remarks |
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Jean-Jacques Dessalines | January 1, 1804 | October 17, 1806 | from September 22, 1804 as Emperor of Haiti |
- | October 17, 1806 | January 27, 1807 | Fight for supremacy between Henri Christophe and Alexandre Sabès Pétion , the kingdom of Northern Haiti split off until 1820 |
Bruno Blanchet (acting) | January 27, 1807 | March 10, 1807 | only in southern Haiti |
Alexandre Sabès Pétion | March 10, 1807 | March 29, 1818 | only in southern Haiti |
Jean-Pierre Boyer | March 30, 1818 | March 13, 1843 | until November 26, 1820 only in southern Haiti, then president of the reunited state as a whole |
Charles Rivière-Hérard | March 13, 1843 | May 2, 1844 | |
Philippe Guerrier | May 3, 1844 | April 15, 1845 | |
Jean-Louis Pierrot | April 16, 1845 | March 1, 1846 | |
Jean-Baptiste Riché | March 1, 1846 | February 27, 1847 | |
Faustin Soulouque | March 1, 1847 | January 15, 1859 | from August 26, 1849 Emperor of Haiti |
Fabre Geffrard | January 15, 1859 | March 13, 1867 | |
Nissage Saget (acting) | March 20, 1867 | May 2, 1867 | |
Sylvain Salnave | May 4, 1867 | December 27, 1869 | |
Nissage says | December 27, 1869 | May 13, 1874 | |
Council of State Secretaries | May 13, 1874 | June 14, 1874 | |
Michel Domingue | June 14, 1874 | April 15, 1876 | |
Pierre Théoma Boisrond Canal | April 23, 1876 | July 17, 1879 | |
Joseph Lamothe (acting) | July 26, 1879 | October 2, 1879 | |
Lysius Salomon | October 2, 1879 | August 10, 1888 | |
Pierre Théoma Boisrond-Canal (acting) | August 10, 1888 | October 16, 1888 | |
François Denys Légitime | October 16, 1888 | August 22, 1889 | |
Monpoint Jeune (acting) | August 23, 1889 | October 17, 1889 | |
Florvil Hyppolite | October 17, 1889 | March 24, 1896 | |
Tirésias Simon-Sam | March 31, 1896 | May 12, 1902 | |
Pierre Théoma Boisrond-Canal (acting) | May 26, 1902 | December 17, 1902 | |
Pierre Nord Alexis | December 17, 1902 | December 2, 1908 | |
François C. Antoine Simon | December 6, 1908 | August 3, 1911 | |
Cincinnatus Leconte | July 24, 1911 | August 8, 1912 | |
Tancrède Auguste | August 8, 1912 | May 3, 1913 | |
Michel Oreste | May 12, 1913 | January 27, 1914 | |
Oreste Zamor | February 8, 1914 | October 29, 1914 | |
Joseph Davilmar Théodore | November 6, 1914 | February 22, 1915 | |
Jean Vilbrun Guillaume Sam | February 25, 1915 | July 28, 1915 | |
Philippe Sudré Dartiguenave | August 12, 1915 | May 15, 1922 | |
Louis Bornó | May 15, 1922 | May 15, 1930 | |
Louis Eugène Roy | May 15, 1930 | November 18, 1930 | |
Sténio Vincent | November 18, 1930 | May 15, 1941 | |
Élie Lescot | May 15, 1941 | January 11, 1946 | |
Franck Lavaud (Chairman of the Military Council) | January 11, 1946 | August 16, 1946 | |
Dumarsais Estimé | August 16, 1946 | May 10, 1950 | |
Franck Lavaud (chairman of the government group) | May 10, 1950 | December 6, 1950 | |
Paul Eugène Magloire | December 6, 1950 | December 12, 1956 | |
Joseph Nemours Pierre-Louis (acting) | December 12, 1956 | 4th February 1957 | |
Franck Sylvain (acting) | February 7, 1957 | April 1, 1957 | |
Léon Cantave (Chief of the General Staff) | April 1, 1957 | April 6, 1957 | 1 time |
Government Council | April 6, 1957 | May 20, 1957 | |
Léon Cantave (Chief of the General Staff) | May 20, 1957 | May 25, 1957 | 2 times |
Daniel Fignolé (acting) | May 25, 1957 | June 14, 1957 | |
Antonio Thrasybule Kebreau (Chairman of the Military Council) | June 14, 1957 | October 22, 1957 | |
François Duvalier | October 22, 1957 | April 21, 1971 | |
Jean-Claude Duvalier | April 21, 1971 | February 6, 1986 | Son of the predecessor |
Henri Namphy (Chairman of the National Council) | February 6, 1986 | February 7, 1988 | |
Leslie Manigat | February 7, 1988 | June 20, 1988 | |
Henri Namphy | June 20, 1988 | 17th September 1988 | |
Prosper Avril | 17th September 1988 | March 10, 1990 | |
Hérard Abraham | March 10, 1990 | March 13, 1990 | |
Ertha Pascal-Trouillot (acting) | March 13, 1990 | February 7, 1991 | |
Jean-Bertrand Aristide | February 7, 1991 | September 30, 1991 | 1 time |
Raoul Cédras (leader of the military junta) | September 30, 1991 | October 8, 1991 | |
Joseph Nérette (acting) | October 8, 1991 | June 19, 1992 | |
Marc Bazin (acting) | June 19, 1992 | June 15, 1993 | |
Jean-Bertrand Aristide | June 15, 1993 | May 12, 1994 | 2 times |
Émile Jonassaint (acting) | May 12, 1994 | October 12, 1994 | |
Jean-Bertrand Aristide | October 12, 1994 | February 7, 1996 | 3 times |
René Préval | February 7, 1996 | February 7, 2001 | 1 time |
Jean-Bertrand Aristide | February 7, 2001 | February 29, 2004 | 4 times |
Boniface Alexandre (acting) | February 29, 2004 | May 14, 2006 | |
René Préval | May 14, 2006 | May 14, 2011 | 2 times |
Michel Martelly | May 14, 2011 | February 7, 2016 | Martelly resigned from office without an elected successor. |
Jocelerme Privert | February 14, 2016 | February 7, 2017 | Transitional president elected by parliament, who was originally only supposed to hold office until a planned presidential election in April 2016. |
Jovenel Moïse | February 7, 2017 | officiating |
See also
Web links
Commons : Heads of State of Haiti - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Picture gallery
- Haiti at worldstatesmen.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Haiti's president resigned without a successor . DerStandard.at, February 8, 2016