Namphy moves to throw out the whole 1987 Constitution

Three weeks after seizing power back from Leslie Manigat in the coup of 20 June 1988, General Henri Namphy moved on 8 July to annul the Constitution of 1987 in its entirety. His pretext was that the charter had been written in emotion, in a climate of passion, and did not answer the aspirations of the people. Haitians had ratified that constitution by referendum on 29 March 1987 with an overwhelming majority; it was the document that banned Duvalierists from office for ten years. Protests broke out across the country. On 17 September soldiers and non-commissioned officers of the presidential guard removed Namphy and sent him into exile.