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| 1994, Jan |
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| Exiled Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide held a conference of 500 Haitians in Miami, Fla., calling for a return of democratic government in Haiti and asking for foreign intervention to remove the military regime there. | 1 |
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| May 6 |
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| The UN imposed a trade embargo on Haiti in protest against the military regime. The U.S. backed this measure and announced its willingness to grant asylum to Haitian refugees. | 2 |
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| July 31 |
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| The UN endorsed an invasion of Haiti by U.S. troops in order to oust the military regime and restore Aristide to power. | 3 |
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| Sept. 18 |
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| The ruling junta in Haiti said it would step down. A date was set for the reinstatement of Aristide. On Sept. 19 U.S. forces began to arrive in Haiti to pave the way for Aristide's return. On Oct. 3 U.S. troops raided various sites in order to stop violence. The chief of police went into exile. | 4 |
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| Oct. 15 |
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| Artistide returned to Haiti and resumed his position as president. Raoul Cedras, head of the military government, left for exile in Panama. | 5 |
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