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| 1987, Nov. 29 |
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| Presidential elections collapsed in heavy violence, as opposition voters and candidates were ruthlessly attacked by paramilitary forces. Thirty-four were killed in right-wing attacks on polling stations. Subsequent balloting led to the election of Leslie Manigat, but he was quickly deposed by Gen. Namphy. | 1 |
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| 1989, Sept |
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| Gen. Namphy was overthrown by lower military officers in a bloodless coup. The new junta called for democracy, social reform, and an end to repression. Gen. Prosper Anvil, a long-time Duvalier supporter and friend of the U.S., was installed as president. He promised free elections for 1990. | 2 |
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| 1990 |
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| Haiti's population reached 6.5 million. | 3 |
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| March |
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| Faced with numerous strikes and social protests, Anvil was forced to resign and was replaced by Supreme Court Justice Ertha Pascal-Trouillot, the first woman president in Haitian history. She promised elections for that year. | 4 |
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| Dec. 16 |
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| JEAN-BERTRAND ARISTIDE (b. 1953), a left-wing populist priest, was elected president with 70 percent of the vote. | 5 |
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