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General Henri Namphy, president of Haiti, is ousted from power in a coup d'état led by General Prosper Avril.
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Henri Namphy
Haitian military officer and politician (1932–2018)
Henri Namphy was a Haitian general and political figure who served as President of Haiti's interim ruling body, the National Council of Government, from 7 February 1986 to 7 February 1988. He served again as President of Haiti from 20 June 1988 after the June 1988 coup that he…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
September 1988 Haitian coup d'état
Military overthrow of Henri Namphy
The September 1988 Haitian coup d'état took place on 18 September 1988, when a group of non-commissioned officers in the Haitian Presidential Guard overthrew General Henri Namphy and brought General Prosper Avril to power. Namphy had been a member of the National Council of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Prosper Avril
Haitian political figure (born 1937)
Matthieu Prosper Avril is a Haitian political figure who was President of Haiti from 1988 to 1990. A trusted member of François Duvalier's Presidential Guard and adviser to Jean-Claude Duvalier, Lt. Gen. Avril led the September 1988 Haitian coup d'état against a transition…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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