military regime of Raoul Cédras

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The military regime of Raoul Cédras was the Haitian junta that seized power in a 1991 coup, overthrowing President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and ruling through widespread repression until its removal in 1994.

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instanceOf de facto government
military junta
associatedPerson Michel François
Philippe Biamby
cameToPowerBy 1991 Haitian coup d’état
capital Port-au-Prince
characterizedBy extrajudicial killings
forced disappearances
political repression
torture
widespread human rights abuses
country Haiti
endDate 1994-10-15
endedBy Operation Uphold Democracy
U.S.-led military intervention in Haiti
facedOppositionFrom Jean-Bertrand Aristide
Lavalas movement
Organization of American States
United Nations
governedTerritory Republic of Haiti
linked to: Haiti
leader Raoul Cédras
mainLanguage Haitian Creole
notableEvent 1993 Governors Island Agreement
Raboteau massacre
notRecognizedBy Organization of American States
United Nations
officialLanguage French
overthrew Jean-Bertrand Aristide
overthrewGovernment first Aristide administration
politicalIdeology right-wing authoritarianism
precededBy first presidency of Jean-Bertrand Aristide
recognizedBy limited number of foreign governments
region Caribbean
resultedIn restoration of Jean-Bertrand Aristide
startDate 1991-09-30
subjectTo OAS embargo
UN sanctions
international sanctions
succeededBy restored presidency of Jean-Bertrand Aristide
suppressed independent media
popular organizations
pro-Aristide activists
timePeriod 1990s
typeOfRepression military rule
usedParamilitaryGroup FRAPH
usedSecurityForce Haitian Armed Forces
violated Inter-American human rights norms
UN human rights standards

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Operation Uphold Democracy opponent military regime of Raoul Cédras
military regime of Raoul Cédras facedOppositionFrom Lavalas movement
linked to: military regime of Raoul Cédras
Raoul Cédras roleIn Haitian military junta (1991–1994)
linked to: military regime of Raoul Cédras
Raoul Cédras wasLeaderOf Haitian military junta
linked to: military regime of Raoul Cédras
1991 Haitian coup d’état followedBy Haitian military regime (1991–1994)
linked to: military regime of Raoul Cédras