1990. Massacre and looting in Piatres:
Following this massacre, attributed to a faction of the Army of Haiti, 11 peasants
were killed and about fifty wounded. 375 houses were also looted or
burned.
1958. Dismissal of General Kébreau as head of the army:
Head of a military government after plotting a coup against the
provisional president Daniel Fignolé, he favored the election of François Duvalier at the
Presidency. Taking a dim view of his growing popularity, Duvalier the
replaced after trying to isolate him by moving or retiring the
loyal officers around him.
He was replaced the same day by General Maurice Flambert
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See: Army Chiefs of Staff
2002. Ratification by the Haitian Parliament of Yvon Neptune as first
minister:
Yvon Neptune, who presented his government program the next day, became
the head of government in an atmosphere of crisis