List of heads of state of Haiti

This article lists the heads of state of Haiti since the beginning of the Haitian Revolution in 1791. Full independence of Haiti was declared in 1804.

Between 1806 and 1820 Haiti was divided between the northern State, renamed Kingdom in 1811, and the southern Republic. Between 1822 and 1844 the reunified Republic of Haiti ruled over the entire island of Hispaniola, during the Haitian occupation of Santo Domingo.

Saint-Domingue (1791–1804)

	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Party	Title(s)
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
		Toussaint Louverture (1743–1803)	1 January 1791	6 May 1802		Independent	Leader of the Haitian Revolution (1 January 1791 – 6 May 1802) Lieutenant Governor of Saint-Domingue (1797 – 7 July 1801) Governor-General for Life of the entire island of Hispaniola (7 July 1801 – 6 May 1802)
Vacant (6 May 1802–1 January 1804)
		Jean-Jacques Dessalines (1758–1806)	1 January 1804	22 September 1804		Independent	Governor-General of Haiti

First Empire of Haiti (1804–1806)

Monarchy of Jacques I

Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Reign			Royal house	Coat of arms
		Reign start	Reign ended	Duration
	Jacques I (1758–1806)	22 September 1804	17 October 1806		Dessalines	80px

Divided Haiti (1806–1820)

State of Haiti (1806–1811)

	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Party	Title(s)
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
		Henri Christophe (1767–1820)	17 October 1806	28 March 1811		Independent	Provisional Chief of the Haitian Government (17 October 1806 – 17 February 1807) President (17 February 1807 – 28 March 1811)

Kingdom of Haiti (1811–1820)

Monarchy of Henry I

Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Reign			Royal house	Coat of arms
		Reign start	Reign ended	Duration
90px	Henry I (1767–1820)	28 March 1811	8 October 1820		Christophe	80px

Republic of Haiti (1806–1820)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Party	Title(s)
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1	80px	Alexandre Pétion (1770–1818)	17 October 1806	29 March 1818		Independent	President (17 October 1806 – 9 October 1816) President for Life (9 October 1816 – 29 March 1818)
2		Jean-Pierre Boyer (1776–1850)	30 March 1818	18 October 1820		Independent	President for Life

Republic of Haiti (1820–1849)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Party	Title(s)
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
(2)		Jean-Pierre Boyer (1776–1850)	18 October 1820	13 February 1843		Independent	President for Life
3		Charles Rivière-Hérard (1789–1850)	4 April 1843	3 May 1844		Independent	President
4		Philippe Guerrier (1757–1845)	3 May 1844	15 April 1845		Independent	President
5		Jean-Louis Pierrot (1761–1857)	16 April 1845	1 March 1846		Independent	President
6		Jean-Baptiste Riché (1780–1847)	1 March 1846	27 February 1847		Independent	President
7	80px	Faustin Soulouque (1782–1867)	2 March 1847	26 August 1849		Independent	President

Second Empire of Haiti (1849–1859)

Monarchy of Faustin I

Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Reign			Royal house	Coat of arms
		Reign start	Reign ended	Duration
90px	Faustin I (1782–1867)	26 August 1849	22 January 1859		Soulouque	80px

Republic of Haiti (1859–1957)

Status

•   Acting President

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Term of office			Party	Title(s)
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
8	80px	Fabre Geffrard (1806–1878)	—	22 January 1859	13 March 1867		Independent	President
—		Jean-Nicolas Nissage Saget (1810–1880)	—	20 March 1867	2 May 1867		Independent	Provisional President
9	80px	Sylvain Salnave (1827–1870)	—	4 May 1867	27 December 1869		Independent	President
10		Jean-Nicolas Nissage Saget (1810–1880)	—	27 December 1869	14 May 1874		Liberal Party	President
—		Council of Secretaries of State	—	14 May 1874	14 June 1874		Independent	Council of Secretaries of State
11		Michel Domingue (1813–1877)	—	14 June 1874	15 April 1876		Independent	President
12		Pierre Théoma Boisrond-Canal (1832–1905)	—	23 April 1876	17 July 1879		Liberal Party	Provisional President (23 April 1876 – 17 July 1876) President (17 July 1876 – 17 July 1879)
—		Joseph Lamothe (?–1891)	—	26 July 1879	2 October 1879		Independent	Provisional President
13		Lysius Salomon (1815–1888)	—	2 October 1879	10 August 1888		National Party	President
—		Pierre Théoma Boisrond-Canal (1832–1905)	—	10 August 1888	16 October 1888		Liberal Party	Provisional President
14		François Denys Légitime (1841–1935)	—	16 October 1888	23 August 1889		Liberal Party	President
—		Monpoint Jeune (1830–1905)	—	23 August 1889	17 October 1889		Independent	Provisional President
15	80px	Florvil Hyppolite (1828–1896)	—	17 October 1889	24 March 1896		National Party	President
16		Tirésias Simon Sam (1835–1916)	—	31 March 1896	12 May 1902		National Party	President
—		Pierre Théoma Boisrond-Canal (1832–1905)	—	26 May 1902	17 December 1902		Liberal Party	Provisional President
17	80px	Pierre Nord Alexis (1820–1910)	—	21 December 1902	2 December 1908		Military	President
18		François C. Antoine Simon (1843–1923)	—	6 December 1908	2 August 1911		Liberal Party	President
19		Cincinnatus Leconte (1854–1912)	—	15 August 1911	8 August 1912		National Party	President
20		Tancrède Auguste (1856–1913)	—	8 August 1912	2 May 1913		National Party	President
21		Michel Oreste (1859–1918)	—	12 May 1913	27 January 1914		Independent	President
—		Edmond Polynice (? – ?)	—	27 January 1914	8 February 1914		Military	Provisional President
22		Oreste Zamor (1861–1915)	—	8 February 1914	29 October 1914		Military	President
—		Edmond Polynice (? – ?)	—	29 October 1914	6 November 1914		Military	Provisional President
23		Joseph Davilmar Théodore (1847–1917)	—	7 November 1914	22 February 1915		Military	President
24		Vilbrun Guillaume Sam (1859–1915)	—	25 February 1915	28 July 1915		Military	President
25		Philippe Sudré Dartiguenave (1863–1926)	—	12 August 1915	15 May 1922		Independent	President
26		Louis Borno (1865–1942)	—	15 May 1922	15 May 1930	years	Independent	President
27		Louis Eugène Roy (1861–1939)	—	15 May 1930	18 November 1930		Independent	President
28		Sténio Vincent (1874–1959)	—	18 November 1930	15 May 1941		Independent	President
29		Élie Lescot (1883–1974)	—	15 May 1941	11 January 1946		Liberal Party	President
30		Franck Lavaud (1903–1986)	—	11 January 1946	16 August 1946		Military	Chairman of the Military Executive Committee
31		Dumarsais Estimé (1900–1953)	—	16 August 1946	10 May 1950		Independent	President
(30)		Franck Lavaud (1903–1986)	—	10 May 1950	6 December 1950		Military	Chairman of the Government Junta
32		Paul Magloire (1907–2001)	1950	6 December 1950	12 December 1956		Peasant Worker Movement	President
—		Joseph Nemours Pierre-Louis (1900–1966)	—	12 December 1956	3 February 1957		Independent	Provisional President
—		Franck Sylvain (1909–1987)	—	7 February 1957	2 April 1957		Independent	Provisional President
—		Executive Government Council	—	2 April 1957	25 May 1957		Independent	Executive Government Council
—		Daniel Fignolé (1913–1986)	—	25 May 1957	14 June 1957		Peasant Worker Movement	Provisional President
33		Antonio Thrasybule Kébreau (1909–1963)	—	14 June 1957	22 October 1957		Military	Chairman of the Military Council

Republic of Haiti during the Duvalier dynasty (1957–1986)

Symbols

• ^P Presidential referendum
• ^C Constitutional referendum

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Term of office			Party	Title(s)
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
34	80px	François Duvalier (1907–1971)	1957 1961 1964	22 October 1957	21 April 1971†		National Unity Party	President (22 October 1957 – 22 June 1964) President for Life (22 June 1964 – 21 April 1971)
35		Jean-Claude Duvalier (1951–2014)	1971 1985	21 April 1971	7 February 1986		National Unity Party	President for Life

Republic of Haiti (1986–present)

Symbols

• ^I Indirect election

Status

•   Acting President

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Term of office			Party	Title(s)
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
36	80px	Henri Namphy (1932–2018)	—	7 February 1986	7 February 1988	years	Military	President of the National Council of Government
37	80px	Leslie Manigat (1930–2014)	1988	7 February 1988	20 June 1988		Rally of Progressive National Democrats	President
(36)	80px	Henri Namphy (1932–2018)	—	20 June 1988	17 September 1988		Military	President
38	80px	Prosper Avril (born 1937)	—	17 September 1988	10 March 1990		Military	President
—	80px	Hérard Abraham (1940–2022)	—	10 March 1990	13 March 1990		Military	Acting President
—	80px	Ertha Pascal-Trouillot (born 1943)	—	13 March 1990	7 February 1991		Independent	Provisional President
39	80px	Jean-Bertrand Aristide (born 1953)	1990–91	7 February 1991	29 September 1991		Struggling People's Organization	President
40		Raoul Cédras (born 1949)	—	29 September 1991	8 October 1991		Military	Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces
—		Joseph Nérette (1924–2007)	—	8 October 1991	19 June 1992		Independent	Provisional President
—	80px	Council of Ministers Prime Minister: Marc Bazin (1932–2010)	—	19 June 1992	15 June 1993		Movement for the Instauration of Democracy in Haiti	Council of Ministers
(39)	80px	Jean-Bertrand Aristide (born 1953)	—	15 June 1993	12 May 1994		Struggling People's Organization	President
—		Émile Jonassaint (1913–1995)	—	12 May 1994	12 October 1994		Independent	Provisional President
(39)	80px	Jean-Bertrand Aristide (born 1953)	—	12 October 1994	7 February 1996		Struggling People's Organization	President
41		René Préval (1943–2017)	1995	7 February 1996	7 February 2001	years	Fanmi Lavalas	President
(39)	80px	Jean-Bertrand Aristide (born 1953)	2000	7 February 2001	29 February 2004		Fanmi Lavalas	President
—		Boniface Alexandre (1936–2023)	—	29 February 2004	14 May 2006		Independent	Provisional President
(41)		René Préval (1943–2017)	2006	14 May 2006	14 May 2011	years	Lespwa	President
							Inite
42		Michel Martelly (born 1961)	2010–11	14 May 2011	7 February 2016		Repons Peyizan	President
—		Council of Ministers Prime Minister: Evans Paul (born 1955)	—	7 February 2016	14 February 2016		Independent	Council of Ministers
—	80px	Jocelerme Privert (born 1953)	2016 (Feb)	14 February 2016	7 February 2017		Inite	Provisional President
43	80px	Jovenel Moïse (1968–2021)	2016 (Nov)	7 February 2017	7 July 2021		Haitian Tèt Kale Party	President
—	80px	Council of Ministers Acting Prime Minister: Claude Joseph	—	7 July 2021	20 July 2021		Independent	Council of Ministers
—	80px	Council of Ministers Acting Prime Minister: Ariel Henry (born 1949)	—	20 July 2021	11 March 2024		Independent	Council of Ministers

Timeline since 1804

See also

• History of Haiti
• Saint-Domingue
  • List of colonial governors of Saint-Domingue
• Politics of Haiti
• President of Haiti
• Prime Minister of Haiti
  • List of prime ministers of Haiti
• List of monarchs of Haiti
• List of Haitian royal consorts