Leslie Manigat
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Leslie François Manigat (born August 13, 1930 in Port-au-Prince) was elected president of Haiti by a tightly controlled military held election in January of 1988.
According to the Provisional Electoral Council (Conseil Electoral Provisoire, or CEP) he won the presidential elections of January 17, 1988 with 50.29% of the votes, defeating ten other candidates. However, percent turnout was in the low single digits. Few historians and vote monitors consider this election to have been democratic. He was inaugurated on February 7, 1988, but was overthrown by Gen. Henri Namphy on June 20, after only a few months in office. He ran for president again in the 2006 election but was defeated.
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| Preceded by: Henri Namphy |
President of Haïti 1988 |
Succeeded by: Henri Namphy |
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