List of heads of state of Haiti

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This list shows the heads of state of Haiti from 1804 to the present day.

Head of state Taking office End of office Remarks
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

List of monarchs of Haiti

Web links

Commons : Heads of State of Haiti  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Haiti's president resigned without a successor . DerStandard.at, February 8, 2016