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1946-01-11

The army topples President Elie Lescot after a student strike

Haitian

Elie Lescot lost power on this day. It started on 4 January, when his government shut down the journal La Ruche and the students of Port-au-Prince walked out. The strike spread, his cabinet quit on 10 January, and on 11 January the army took the palace. Power passed to a three-man Comite Executif Militaire: Colonel Frank Lavaud, with majors Antoine Levelt and Paul Eugene Magloire. Lescot was held under guard until 14 January, when he flew to Miami and then to Quebec.

Source Researched: Haiti-Reference; Juno7; Wikipedia