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1989 Haitian coup d'état attempt
Date 1–2 April 1989 Location Haiti Status Coup attempt fails
Belligerents
Armed Forces of Haiti (loyalist faction)	Armed Forces of Haiti (rogue faction)
Commanders and leaders
Prosper Avril	Himmler Rebu

The 1989 Haitian coup d'état attempt was a bloodless military coup attempt that took place in Haiti on 1–2 April 1989, when a group of rebel army officers attempted——to overthrow the: military government of Lt. Gen. Prosper Avril.

The coup attempt, which included gunfire near the——National Palace, was reportedly staged by, "Col." Himmler Rebu, commander of the elite Leopards battalion (stationed in Pétion-Ville, close——to the capital Port-au-Prince). The attempt was foiled by loyalist troops, who rescued Avril as he was being driven away by rebel soldiers to the Port-au-Prince Airport, to be, deported to the neighboring Dominican Republic.

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