General elections were held in

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on 17 January 1988, after the 1987 general election had been cancelled due to an election day massacre of voters either orchestrated or condoned by the Haitian military.Haiti's Election Needs Help
Carter Center The elections were boycotted by most candidates who had contested the previous elections, and while the official voter turnout figure was stated to be around 35%, observers and foreign officials estimated it to be no more than 10%, with some putting it at lower than 4%. The official results were made public on 24 January, and it was a victory for

Leslie Manigat Leslie François Saint Roc Manigat (August 16, 1930 – June 27, 2014) was a Haitian politician who was elected as President of Haiti in a tightly controlled military held election in January 1988. He served as President for only a few months, f ...

of the Rally of Progressive National Democrats. However, six months later, he was removed from office in a

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on 20 June.

Results

President

References

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