This article is a list of events in the year 2004 in Haiti.

Incumbents

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university * President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ...

: Jean-Bertrand Aristide (until February 29), Boniface Alexandre (from February 29) *

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: Yvon Neptune (until March 12),

Gérard Latortue Gérard Latortue (born 19 June 1934 in Gonaïves) is a Haitian politician and diplomat who served as the prime minister of Haiti from 12 March 2004 to 9 June 2006. He was an official in the United Nations for many years, and briefly served as f ...

(from March 12)

Events

February

* February 10 - Violence in Haiti has increased and anti-government forces take several towns in western Haiti; 46 people have been killed thus far and the

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urged both sides to stop fighting. * February 29 - A

coup d'état A coup d'état (; French for 'stroke of state'), also known as a coup or overthrow, is a seizure and removal of a government and its powers. Typically, it is an illegal seizure of power by a political faction, politician, cult, rebel group, m ...

takes place in Port-au-Prince, forcing President Aristide to resign and flee to the

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. 10 people have been killed in the process.

March

* March 1 - Aristide claims that his resignation was forced under duress and alleges that he was detained by the U.S. to do so.

References

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