1950 Haitian coup d'état

The 1950 Haitian coup d'état was a military overthrow of the president of Haiti Dumarsais Estimé by a three-man junta, the same participants in the 1946 coup d'état.[1] The coup took place on May 10, 1950, as an army intervention whose motives were President Estimé's attempt to extend his term of office and the subsequent political unrest.[2] One of the participants in Estimé's overthrow, Colonel Paul Magloire, became president in the post-coup elections, the first direct elections by popular suffrage in Haiti.[3]

1950 Haitian coup d'état
Date10 May 1950
Location
Haiti
Status

Successful military coup

  • President Estimé ousted
  • A three-man junta takes power
  • Colonel Magloire becomes president after the junta calls elections
Belligerents
Armed Forces of Haiti Military junta
Commanders and leaders
Henri Namphy Paul Magloire
Franck Lavaud
Antoine Levelt

Bibliography
  • Smith, Matthew J. (2009). Red & Black in Haiti: Radicalism, Conflict, and Political Change, 1934–1957. University of North Carolina Press.

References
  1. "History of Haiti: 1934-1986 (2)". Haiti-Référence (in French). Archived from the original on September 7, 2023. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
  2. "Haiti - POLITICS AND THE MILITARY, 1934-57". Library of Congress Country Studies. Archived from the original on March 18, 2024. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
  3. Chamberlain, Greg (July 19, 2001). "Paul Magloire". The Guardian. Archived from the original on May 17, 2023. Retrieved May 25, 2024.


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