This article on the Constitution of Haiti pertains mostly to the present-day Constitution of Haiti, which was promulgated under the short-lived presidency of Dr. Leslie Manigat in 1987. As of August 2005, this constitution has not yet been abrogated by the current interim government of President Boniface Alexandre and Prime Minister Gerard Latortue (which replaced the government of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and Prime Minister Yvon Neptune in February 2004), and the 2005 Haitian Elections are being held in accordance with the electoral stipulations of this same constitution. Leslie François Manigat (b. ... Boniface Alexandre Boniface Alexandre (b. ... Categories: Stub | Haitian people | 1934 births ... Jean-Bertrand Aristide (born July 15, 1953) is a Haitian politician and former Roman Catholic priest who was President of Haiti in 1991, from 1994 to 1996, and again from 2001 to 2004. ... Yvon Neptune Yvon Neptune (born November 8, 1946) was the Prime Minister of Haiti from 2002 until 2004. ... // Overview The 2005 elections in Haiti were originally scheduled to take place starting on October 9th with the municipal election, followed by national elections on November 13th, and a second round in December 18th. ...

A total of 23 constitutions have been promulgated throughout Haiti's history, the first of which was promulgated under the short-lived quasi-colonial (often considered as the actual predecessor of the British dominion which was created in such countries as Canada, Australia, and New Zealand) government of then-Governor-General Toussaint L'Ouverture, who had bcome the leader of the revolutionary forces in the Haitian Revolution. A Dominion is a wholly self-governing or virtually self-governing state of the British Empire or Commonwealth of Nations, particularly one which reached that stage of constitutional development in the late 19th and early 20th centuries such as Canada, Australia and New Zealand. ... François-Dominique Toussaint LOuverture François-Dominique Toussaint LOuverture, also Toussaint Bréda, Toussaint-Louverture (c. ... The Haitian Revolution was the first and only successful slave rebellion in the Western Hemisphere and established Haiti as a free, black republic, the first of its kind. ...

Bob Corbett, a Webster University philosophy professor emeritus and renowned historian whose Haiti Page is one of the most highly-regarded and critically-acclaimed web resources on Haiti, provided a list of all 23 constitutions, some of which are available on the web: Webster University is located in Webster Groves, Missouri, a suburb of Saint Louis, Missouri. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

 * Constitution of 1801 May 9. (San Domingue) Heinl p. 96/97. It went to effect on July 8, 1801 o Toussaint governor for life and right to name successor o plans to import black slaves and free them like indentured slaves. 

 * Constitution of 1804 (Bellegarde-Smith, p. 44 for good summary of key provisions of this constitution (or is it the next?--check) 

 * Constitution of 1805 (Dupuy) Created the empire and emperor for life with the right to name his successor. (Heinl, p. 134) First constitution of Haiti herself. 

 * Constitution of 1806. Petion. He largely wrote it. 

 * Constitution of 1807 Christophe. Contained no prohibition against foreign ownership of land. 

 * Constitution of 1811 which estalishes royalty.Christophe. Contained no prohibition against foreign ownership of land. 

 * Constitution of 1816. Laws by presidential fiat (Petion), except for taxation. See Heinl p. 151-152 for some details of this constitution. 

 * Constitution of 1843 (Bellegarde-Smith cites this as a particularly advanced constitution. Dec. 30, 1843. Heinl 

 * Constitution during Riche's regiem. He restored the Constitution of 1816. (Sir Spenser St. John, p. 92.) Heinl mentions this too. 

 * Constitution of Sept. 20, 1849. New constitution under Faustin I was a constitution for an emperor. (Heinl) 

 * Constitution of 1874. Under Domingue. The Senate was to be selected from a list sent in to the Government; the executive ruled for 8 years and was elected by the Assembly; the executive had the power to dissolve the Chambers and to establish a Council of STate to aid the Government. Power was given to the president for one year to change the judges and magistrates. 

 * Constitution of 1879 

 * Constitution of 1889 (Bellegarde-Smith cites this as a particularly advanced constitution. (Heinl, p. ) Oct. 9, 1889. Modelled on 1879, which was itself modelled on 1846 constitution. 

 * Constitution of 1902 (Bellegarde-Smith cites this as a particularly advanced constitution. 

 * Constitution of June 12, 1918 (sham U.S. election 98,225 for only 769 against. (Schmidt) Also claims that Roosevelt claim to have written this constitution is a gross exaggeration. 

 * Constitution of 1932 Heinl, p. 509. this constitution was reinstated on Aug. 12, 1942. Heinl, p. 549. 

 * Constitution of 1935. Fascist and anti-democratic. (Nicholls, 1979, p. 184. Heinl, p. 518. June 2, 1935. Allowed Vincent to succeed himself. 

 * Constitution of 1946, Nov. 22. Constitution of Dumarsais Estime. Heinl, p. 552. 

 * Constitution of 1950 gave vote to women. (Their first vote was Duvalier) (Bellegarde-Smith cites this as a particularly advanced constitution. Nov. 28, 1950. Heinl says (p. 564) that Dantes Bellegarde was the primary author. 

 * Constitution of 1957 see Heinl, p. 589. 

 * Constitution of 1964--allowed for Duvalier as president for life. 

 * Constitution of 1971 

 * Constitution of 1983 

 * Full Text Of The Current Constitution Of Haiti From March 29, 1987. 

Among the features of the 1987 constitution are such controversial stipulations as the prohibition of dual citizenship, which has legally and effectively banned U.S. citizens of Haitian ancestry, such as Samir Mourra and Dumarsais Simeus, from running for office, particularly the presidency, in Haiti. Dumarsais Mécène Siméus Photo VOA News Dumarsais Mécène Siméus (also Dumas Simeus) was born in 1939, is a Haitian-born and U.S. naturalized businessman from Texas. ...

The List of Contents

 Preamble to the Constitution Title I :The Republic of Haiti: Its Emblem and Symbols Title II : Haitian Nationality Title III : Basic Rights and Duties of the Citizen Title IV : Aliens Title V : National Sovereignty 

 Chapter 1 - Territorial Divisions and Decentralization Chapter 2 - The Legislative Branch Chapter 3 - The Executive Branch Chapter 4 - The Judiciary Chapter 5 - The High Court of Justice 

 Title VI : Independent Institutions Title VII : Public Finance Title VIII : The Civil Service Title IX : Economics and Agriculture Title X : The Family Title XI : The Armed Forces and the Police Force Title XII : General Provisions Title XIII : Amendments to the Constitution Title XIV : Temporary Provisions Title XV : Final Provisions Members of the Constitutional Assembly 

External links

• 1987 Constitution of Haiti - Haiti.org's copy in English