Henri Namphy
president of Haiti
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Henri Namphy was a Haitian lieutenant general who led a civilian-military council after the departure of Jean-Claude Duvalier in 1986. He promised free elections and democratic reforms. However, the first attempt at elections in November 1987 was marred by violence, resulting in the deaths of approximately three dozen voters. In January 1988, Leslie Manigat won elections that were widely considered fraudulent, and Namphy subsequently overthrew him in June of the same year.1
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