Haiti, 1957 — military coup attempt
Event Summary
The dataset records an attempted military coup in Haiti dated 25 May 1957, during the chaotic transitional period between the December 1956 fall of President Paul Magloire and the September 1957 election of Francois Duvalier, when Haiti churned through a rapid series of provisional governments amid army factionalism. On 25 May 1957 the popular labor leader Daniel Fignole was installed as provisional president, backed by his mass following of Port au Prince urban workers, but his three week administration was unstable and alienated the army. The military under General Antonio Kebreau deposed Fignole in a coup on 14 June 1957, forcing him at gunpoint to sign a resignation and exiling him, then ruled through a junta that organized the election won by Duvalier.
Whatever the specific event the dataset assigns to 25 May, the transitional turbulence did not produce a lasting government until Duvalier's rise.
Researched Details
Researched
Independent research, added record by record. Hover any label for what it means.
Sources
Editorial Note
Cross-Reference
Only one dataset carries it. One of the three reference datasets we check against carries this event; the others do not list it. That is not a contradiction — the datasets cover different periods and use different thresholds — but it means the record has had less outside corroboration.
Identifiers for finding this same event in the other datasets:
- Cline Center id
04105251957
How the match is made is described in crossref-report.md.
Outcome and Target
Coup Atlas research identifies the target as: The transitional Haitian authorities gave way through the 1957 churn; provisional president Fignole was installed on 25 May and deposed by the army on 14 June 1957.
Baseline coding: Coup attempt failed to remove the incumbent. Recorded leader fate: remained in office; not physically harmed. The baseline file does not name individual targets; researched names are kept in a separate layer.
Baseline Dataset Citation
Baseline Source-Document Entries
New York Times
Atlanta Daily World
This is the citation trail carried by the baseline dataset, grouped by outlet and rejoined from the line-wrapped original. Coup Atlas has not independently re-checked every document; read the original before citing a specific claim. URLs the import damaged beyond safe repair are shown as plain text and listed in citations-report.md. How this list is built →