Events on September 29 in history

1991 Haitian coup d'état (September 29, 1991)

Haitian coup d'état.

The 1991 Haitian coup d'état took place on 29 September 1991, when President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, elected eight months earlier in the 1990–91 Haitian general election, was deposed by the Armed Forces of Haiti. Haitian military officers, primarily Army General Raoul Cédras, Army Chief of Staff Phillipe Biamby and Chief of the National Police, Michel François led the coup. Aristide was sent into exile, his life only saved by the intervention of US, French and Venezuelan diplomats.

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16 Jan

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17 Jan

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Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm begins early in the morning. Iraq fires eight Scud missiles into Israel in an unsuccessful bid to provoke Israeli retaliation.
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An Indonesian military transport crashes after takeoff from Jakarta killing 137.

Events on September 29 in history

1991 Haitian coup d'état (September 29, 1991)

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