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Constitution Monument in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince. A total of 22 constitutions have been promulgated throughout Haiti's history, [1] before the first constitution, a colonial constitution was promulgated under the short-lived government of then-Governor-General in 1801 Toussaint Louverture, who had become one of the leaders of the revolutionary forces in the Haitian Revolution.
In 1957, François Duvalier, known as "Papa Doc", became president of Haiti, ushering in a period of human rights abuses.An estimated 30,000–60,000 people [11] were killed in the 30 years Haiti was under the rule of Duvalier and his son and successor Jean-Claude Duvalier, known as "Baby Doc".
The Haitian Constitution of 1987, Haitians’ declaration to break with the dictatorship, enshrines democratic achievements that guarantee their rights and fundamental freedoms.
Additionally, the incumbent will be prohibited from running in the next presidential election following the adoption of the new constitution; Allowing Haitian citizens with dual nationality to run for, or serve in, high office, including president (local and deputy elections included, provided habitual residence is proven), as well as ...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti has unveiled multiple proposed changes to overhaul the country’s Constitution that officials plan to present to voters starting this week for an upcoming ...
In trying to stay as close to the Haitian constitution as possible and to what was agreed upon in Jamaica last month, when the political deal was brokered with the help of the 15-member Caribbean ...
The current structure of Haiti's political system was set forth in the Constitution of Haiti on 29 March 1987. The current president is Claude Joseph, acting in 2021. In 2010, there were 7,000 people in the Haitian National Police. [4]
Haitian human-rights advocates and a group known as the Commission for Dialogue, Reconciliation and Awareness to Save the Artibonite have criticized a government intelligence budget they say isn ...