Operation Uphold Democracy

Operation Uphold Democracy was a military operation in Haiti. It was led by the United States, with help from Argentina, Netherlands, Poland, Belgium and CARICOM. It lasted from 19 September 1994, to 31 March 1995.

Operation Uphold Democracy
Soldiers of C Company, 2nd Battalion 22nd Infantry, 10th Mountain Division securing Port-au-Prince Airport on the first day of Operation Uphold Democracy.
Date 19 September 1994 – 31 March 1995 Location Haiti Result American victory. Reinstatement of Jean-Bertrand Aristide as President of Haiti
Belligerents
United States Poland Argentina Netherlands Belgium CARICOM	Haiti
Commanders and leaders
Bill Clinton George Fisher Slawomir Petelicki Enrique Molina Pico Jean-Bertrand Aristide	Raoul Cédras Émile Jonassaint
Casualties and losses
1 killed	10 killed

In 1991, the Haitian army overthrew Haiti's legally elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, and created a new military government. The goal of Operation Uphold Democracy was to remove this military government and bring President Aristide back to power. The operation was protected and supported by the United Nations through Security Council Resolution 940, passed on 31 July 1994.

Operation Uphold Democracy was successful, bringing President Aristide back into control of the Haitian government.

Operation Uphold Democracy Media

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  USS Moinester (FF-1097) delivering Haitian boat people to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base during the Haitian refugee crisis in 1991

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  USS Eisenhower (CVN-69) leaves Norfolk for Operation Uphold Democracy in 1994

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  U.S. Marine Corps HMMWV in Cap Haitien, 30 September 1994

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  Artillery of the Haitian Army on 24 September 1994.

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  Cadillac Gage Commandos of the Haitian Army on 24 September 1994.

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  Base of JW Grom in Mariani, near Port-au-Prince, 1994

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  President Jean-Bertrand Aristide returns triumphantly to the National Palace at Port-au-Prince, Haiti, October 1994