1989 Haitian coup attempt

1989 Haitian coup d'état attempt
Date1–2 April 1989
Location
Haiti
Status Coup attempt fails
Belligerents
Haiti Armed Forces of Haiti (loyalist faction) Haiti Armed Forces of Haiti (rogue faction)
Commanders and leaders
Haiti Prosper Avril Haiti Himmler Rebu

The 1989 Haitian coup d'état attempt was a bloodless military coup attempt that took place in Haiti on 1–2 April 1989, when a group of rebel army officers attempted to overthrow the military government of Lt. Gen. Prosper Avril.[1][2]

The coup attempt, which included gunfire near the National Palace, was reportedly staged by Col. Himmler Rebu, commander of the elite Leopards battalion (stationed in Pétion-Ville, close to the capital Port-au-Prince). The attempt was foiled by loyalist troops, who rescued Avril as he was being driven away by rebel soldiers to the Port-au-Prince Airport, to be deported to the neighboring Dominican Republic.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b Michael Norton (April 3, 1989). "Coup Attempt By Rebel Officers Foiled, Avril Speaks To Nation". Associated Press. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "HAITI COUP FAILS; TROOPS HALT REBELS". Sun-Sentinel. April 3, 1989. Retrieved September 24, 2020.