Leslie Manigat

Leslie Manigat won the Haitian presidential election on January 17, 1988, in a vote that was boycotted by the opposition and criticized as flawed. He was inaugurated on February 7, 1988, as the first elected president after the fall of the Duvalier regime.

Manigat was overthrown by General Henri Namphy on June 20, 1988, after only four months in office. The coup occurred after Manigat attempted to assert civilian control over the military, leading to a power struggle.

Manigat returned to Haiti after years in exile and ran for president in the 2006 election. He placed third with 12.4% of the vote, behind Ren