# List of heads of state of Haiti

This article lists the heads of state of Haiti since the beginning of the Haitian Revolution in 1791. Full independence of Haiti was declared in 1804.
Between 1806 and 1820 Haiti was divided between the northern State, renamed Kingdom in 1811, and the southern Republic. Between 1822 and 1844 the reunified Republic of Haiti ruled over the entire island of Hispaniola, during the Haitian occupation of Santo Domingo.

## Saint-Domingue (1791–1804)

| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Title(s) |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Title(s) |
| | | Toussaint Louverture (1743–1803) | 21 August 1791 | 6 May 1802 | 10 years, 258 days | Independent | Leader of the Haitian Revolution (21 August 1791 – 6 May 1802)Lieutenant Governor of Saint-Domingue (1797 – 7 July 1801)Governor-General for Life of the entire island of Hispaniola (7 July 1801 – 6 May 1802) |
| Post vacant (6 May 1802 – 1 January 1804) ||||||||
| 1 | | Jean-Jacques Dessalines (1758–1806) | 1 January 1804 | 22 September 1804 | 265 days | Independent | Governor-General of Haiti |

## First Empire of Haiti (Monarchy of Jacques I, 1804–1806)

| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Reign | Reign | Reign | Coronation | Royal house | Coat of arms |
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Reign start | Reign ended | Duration | Coronation | Royal house | Coat of arms |
| | Jacques I (1758–1806) | 22 September 1804 | 17 October 1806 | 2 years, 25 days | 8 October 1804 | Dessalines | |

## Divided Haiti (1806–1820)
### North Haiti (1806–1820)
#### State of Haiti (1806–1811)

| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Title(s) |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Title(s) |
| 2 | | Henri Christophe (1767–1820) | 17 October 1806 | 28 March 1811 | 4 years, 162 days | Independent | Provisional Chief of the Haitian Government (17 October 1806 – 17 February 1807)President (17 February 1807 – 28 March 1811) |

#### Kingdom of Haiti (Monarchy of Henry I, 1811–1820)

| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Reign | Reign | Reign | Coronation | Royal house | Coat of arms |
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Reign start | Reign ended | Duration | Coronation | Royal house | Coat of arms |
| | Henry I (1767–1820) | 28 March 1811 | 8 October 1820 | 9 years, 194 days | 2 June 1811 | Christophe | |

## Republic of Haiti (1806–1849)

| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Title(s) |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Title(s) |
| South Haiti (1806–1820) ||||||||
| 3 | | Alexandre Pétion (1770–1818) | 17 October 1806 | 29 March 1818 | 11 years, 163 days | Independent | President (17 October 1806 – 9 October 1816)President for Life (9 October 1816 – 29 March 1818) |
| 4 | | Jean-Pierre Boyer (1776–1850) | 30 March 1818 | 18 October 1820 | 2 years, 202 days | Independent | President for Life |
| Reunified Haiti (1820–1849) ||||||||
| (4) | | Jean-Pierre Boyer (1776–1850) | 18 October 1820 | 13 February 1843 | 22 years, 118 days | Independent | President for Life |
| 5 | | Charles Rivière-Hérard (1789–1850) | 4 April 1843 | 3 May 1844 | 1 year, 29 days | Independent | President |
| 6 | | Philippe Guerrier (1757–1845) | 3 May 1844 | 15 April 1845 | 347 days | Independent | President |
| 7 | | Jean-Louis Pierrot (1761–1857) | 16 April 1845 | 1 March 1846 | 319 days | Independent | President |
| 8 | | Jean-Baptiste Riché (1780–1847) | 1 March 1846 | 27 February 1847 | 363 days | Independent | President |
| 9 | | Faustin Soulouque (1782–1867) | 2 March 1847 | 26 August 1849 | 2 years, 177 days | Independent | President |

## Second Empire of Haiti (Monarchy of Faustin I, 1849–1859)

| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Reign | Reign | Reign | Coronation | Royal house | Coat of arms |
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Reign start | Reign ended | Duration | Coronation | Royal house | Coat of arms |
| | Faustin I (1782–1867) | 26 August 1849 | 15 January 1859 | 9 years, 142 days | 18 April 1852 | Soulouque | |

## Republic of Haiti (1859–1957)
### Status

| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Elected | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Title(s) |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Elected | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Title(s) |
| 10 | | Fabre Geffrard (1806–1878) | — | 15 January 1859 | 13 March 1867 | 8 years, 57 days | Independent | President |
| — | | Jean-Nicolas Nissage Saget (1810–1880) | — | 13 March 1867 | 4 May 1867 | 52 days | Independent | Provisional President |
| 11 | | Sylvain Salnave (1827–1870) | — | 4 May 1867 | 27 December 1869 | 2 years, 237 days | Independent | President |
| 12 | | Jean-Nicolas Nissage Saget (1810–1880) | — | 27 December 1869 | 14 May 1874 | 4 years, 138 days | Liberal Party | President |
| — | | Council of Secretaries of State | — | 14 May 1874 | 14 June 1874 | 31 days | Independent | Council of Secretaries of State |
| 13 | | Michel Domingue (1813–1877) | — | 14 June 1874 | 15 April 1876 | 1 year, 306 days | National Party | President |
| 14 | | Pierre Théoma Boisrond-Canal (1832–1905) | — | 23 April 1876 | 17 July 1879 | 3 years, 85 days | Liberal Party | Provisional President (23 April 1876 – 17 July 1876)President (17 July 1876 – 17 July 1879) |
| — | | Public Order Committee | — | 17 July 1879 | 26 July 1879 | 9 days | Independent | |
| — | | Joseph Lamothe (?–1891) | — | 26 July 1879 | 3 October 1879 | 69 days | Independent | Provisional President |
| — | | Florvil Hyppolite (1828–1896) | — | 3 October 1879 | 26 October 1879 | 23 days | National Party | Provisional President |
| 15 | | Lysius Salomon (1815–1888) | — | 26 October 1879 | 10 August 1888 | 8 years, 289 days | National Party | President |
| — | | Pierre Théoma Boisrond-Canal (1832–1905) | — | 10 August 1888 | 16 October 1888 | 67 days | Liberal Party | Provisional President |
| 16 | | François Denys Légitime (1841–1935) | — | 16 October 1888 | 23 August 1889 | 311 days | Liberal Party | President |
| — | | Monpoint Jeune (1830–1905) | — | 23 August 1889 | 17 October 1889 | 55 days | Independent | Provisional President |
| 17 | | Florvil Hyppolite (1828–1896) | — | 17 October 1889 | 24 March 1896 | 6 years, 159 days | National Party | President |
| 18 | | Tirésias Simon Sam (1835–1916) | — | 31 March 1896 | 12 May 1902 | 6 years, 42 days | National Party | President |
| — | | Pierre Théoma Boisrond-Canal (1832–1905) | — | 26 May 1902 | 17 December 1902 | 205 days | Liberal Party | Provisional President |
| 19 | | Pierre Nord Alexis (1820–1910) | — | 21 December 1902 | 2 December 1908 | 5 years, 347 days | Military | President |
| — | | Commission for Public Order | — | 2 December 1908 | 6 December 1908 | 4 days | Independent | |
| 20 | | François C. Antoine Simon (1843–1923) | — | 6 December 1908 | 2 August 1911 | 2 years, 239 days | Liberal Party | President |
| 21 | | Cincinnatus Leconte (1854–1912) | — | 15 August 1911 | 8 August 1912 | 359 days | National Party | President |
| 22 | | Tancrède Auguste (1856–1913) | — | 8 August 1912 | 2 May 1913 | 267 days | National Party | President |
| 23 | | Michel Oreste (1859–1918) | — | 12 May 1913 | 27 January 1914 | 260 days | Independent | President |
| — | | Edmond Polynice (? – ?) | — | 27 January 1914 | 8 February 1914 | 12 days | Military | Provisional President |
| 24 | | Oreste Zamor (1861–1915) | — | 8 February 1914 | 29 October 1914 | 263 days | Military | President |
| — | | Edmond Polynice (? – ?) | — | 29 October 1914 | 6 November 1914 | 8 days | Military | Provisional President |
| 25 | | Joseph Davilmar Théodore (1847–1917) | — | 7 November 1914 | 22 February 1915 | 107 days | Military | President |
| 26 | | Vilbrun Guillaume Sam (1859–1915) | — | 25 February 1915 | 28 July 1915 | 153 days | Military | President |
| — | | Revolutionary Committee | — | 28 July 1915 | 11 August 1915 | 14 days | Independent | |
| 27 | | Philippe Sudré Dartiguenave (1863–1926) | — | 12 August 1915 | 15 May 1922 | 6 years, 276 days | Independent | President |
| 28 | | Louis Borno (1865–1942) | — | 15 May 1922 | 15 May 1930 | 8 years | Independent | President |
| 29 | | Louis Eugène Roy (1861–1939) | — | 15 May 1930 | 18 November 1930 | 187 days | Independent | President |
| 30 | | Sténio Vincent (1874–1959) | — | 18 November 1930 | 15 May 1941 | 10 years, 178 days | Independent | President |
| 31 | | Élie Lescot (1883–1974) | — | 15 May 1941 | 11 January 1946 | 4 years, 241 days | Liberal Party | President |
| 32 | | Franck Lavaud (1903–1986) | — | 11 January 1946 | 16 August 1946 | 217 days | Military | Chairman of the Military Executive Committee |
| 33 | | Dumarsais Estimé (1900–1953) | — | 16 August 1946 | 10 May 1950 | 3 years, 267 days | Independent | President |
| 34 | | Franck Lavaud (1903–1986) | — | 10 May 1950 | 6 December 1950 | 210 days | Military | Chairman of the Government Junta |
| 35 | | Paul Magloire (1907–2001) | 1950 | 6 December 1950 | 12 December 1956 | 6 years, 6 days | Peasant Worker Movement | President |
| 36 | | Joseph Nemours Pierre-Louis (1900–1966) | — | 12 December 1956 | 3 February 1957 | 53 days | Independent | Provisional President |
| 37 | | Franck Sylvain (1909–1987) | — | 7 February 1957 | 2 April 1957 | 54 days | Independent | Provisional President |
| — | | Léon Cantave (1910–1967) | — | 2 April 1957 | 6 April 1957 | 4 days | Military | Acting President |
| — | | Executive Government Council | — | 6 April 1957 | 20 May 1957 | 44 days | Independent | Executive Government Council |
| — | | Léon Cantave (1910–1967) | — | 20 May 1957 | 25 May 1957 | 5 days | Military | Acting President |
| — | | Daniel Fignolé (1913–1986) | — | 25 May 1957 | 14 June 1957 | 20 days | Peasant Worker Movement | Provisional President |
| 38 | | Antonio Thrasybule Kébreau (1909–1963) | — | 14 June 1957 | 22 October 1957 | 130 days | Military | Chairman of the Military Council |

## Republic of Haiti during the Duvalier dynasty (1957–1986)
### Symbols

$^P$ Presidential referendum $^C$ Constitutional referendum
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Elected | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Title(s) |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Elected | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Title(s) |
| 39 | | François Duvalier (1907–1971) | 1957 1961 1964 | 22 October 1957 | 21 April 1971† | 13 years, 181 days | National Unity Party | President (22 October 1957 – 22 June 1964)President for Life (22 June 1964 – 21 April 1971) |
| 40 | | Jean-Claude Duvalier (1951–2014) | 1971 1985 | 21 April 1971 | 7 February 1986 | 14 years, 292 days | National Unity Party | President for Life |

## Republic of Haiti (1986–present)
### Symbols

$^I$ Indirect election

### Status

| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Elected | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Title(s) |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Elected | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Title(s) |
| 41 | | Henri Namphy (1932–2018) | — | 7 February 1986 | 7 February 1988 | 2 years | Military | President of the National Council of Government |
| 42 | | Leslie Manigat (1930–2014) | 1988 | 7 February 1988 | 20 June 1988 (Deposed) | 134 days | Rally of Progressive National Democrats | President |
| (41) | | Henri Namphy (1932–2018) | — | 20 June 1988 | 17 September 1988 (Deposed) | 89 days | Military | President |
| 43 | | Prosper Avril (born 1937) | — | 17 September 1988 | 10 March 1990 | 1 year, 236 days | Military | President |
| — | | Hérard Abraham (1940–2022) | — | 10 March 1990 | 13 March 1990 | 3 days | Military | Acting President |
| — | | Ertha Pascal-Trouillot (born 1943) | — | 13 March 1990 | 7 February 1991 | 331 days | Independent | Provisional President |
| 44 | | Jean-Bertrand Aristide (born 1953) | 1990–91 | 7 February 1991 | 29 September 1991 (Deposed) | 234 days | Struggling People's Organization | President |
| — | | Raoul Cédras (born 1949) | — | 29 September 1991 | 8 October 1991 | 9 days | Military | Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces |
| — | | Joseph Nérette (1924–2007) | — | 8 October 1991 | 19 June 1992 | 255 days | Independent | Provisional President |
| — | | Council of Ministers Prime Minister: Marc Bazin (1932–2010) | — | 19 June 1992 | 15 June 1993 | 361 days | Movement for the Instauration of Democracy in Haiti | Council of Ministers |
| (44) | | Jean-Bertrand Aristide (born 1953) | — | 15 June 1993 | 12 May 1994 | 331 days | Struggling People's Organization | President |
| — | | Émile Jonassaint (1913–1995) | — | 12 May 1994 | 12 October 1994 | 153 days | Independent | Provisional President |
| (44) | | Jean-Bertrand Aristide (born 1953) | — | 12 October 1994 | 7 February 1996 | 1 year, 118 days | Struggling People's Organization | President |
| 45 | | René Préval (1943–2017) | 1995 | 7 February 1996 | 7 February 2001 | 5 years | Fanmi Lavalas | President |
| (44) | | Jean-Bertrand Aristide (born 1953) | 2000 | 7 February 2001 | 29 February 2004 (Deposed) | 3 years, 22 days | Fanmi Lavalas | President |
| — | | Boniface Alexandre (1936–2023) | — | 29 February 2004 | 14 May 2006 | 2 years, 75 days | Independent | Provisional President |
| (45) | | René Préval (1943–2017) | 2006 | 14 May 2006 | 14 May 2011 | 5 years | Lespwa (until 2009) | President |
| | | René Préval (1943–2017) | 2006 | 14 May 2006 | 14 May 2011 | 5 years | Inite | President |
| 46 | | Michel Martelly (born 1961) | 2010–11 | 14 May 2011 | 7 February 2016 | 4 years, 269 days | Repons Peyizan | President |
| — | | Council of Ministers Prime Minister: Evans Paul (born 1955) | — | 7 February 2016 | 14 February 2016 | 7 days | Democratic Alliance Party | Council of Ministers |
| — | | Jocelerme Privert (born 1953) | 2016 (Feb) | 14 February 2016 | 7 February 2017 | 359 days | Inite | Provisional President |
| 47 | | Jovenel Moïse (1968–2021) | 2016 (Nov) | 7 February 2017 | 7 July 2021† | 4 years, 150 days | Haitian Tèt Kale Party | President |
| — | | Council of Ministers Acting Prime Minister: Claude Joseph | — | 7 July 2021 | 20 July 2021 | 13 days | Independent | Council of Ministers |
| — | | Council of Ministers Acting Prime Minister: Ariel Henry (born 1949) | — | 20 July 2021 | 24 April 2024 | 2 years, 279 days | Independent | Council of Ministers |
| — | | Transitional Presidential Council Chairman: Edgard Leblanc Fils (born 1955) | — | 25 April 2024 | 7 October 2024 | 165 days | Struggling People's Organization | Transitional Presidential Council |
| — | | Transitional Presidential Council Chairman: Leslie Voltaire (born 1949) | — | 7 October 2024 | 7 March 2025 | 151 days | Fanmi Lavalas | Transitional Presidential Council |
| — | | Transitional Presidential Council Chairman: Fritz Jean (born 1956) | — | 7 March 2025 | Incumbent | 10 days | Montana | Transitional Presidential Council |