July 1958 Haitian coup attempt

July 1958 Haitian coup d'état attempt

Coup leader Alix Pasquet, date unknown.
Date28–29 July 1958
Location
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Status Coup attempt failed, Pasquet killed in combat
Belligerents
Haitian government Haitian Armed Forces
Commanders and leaders
François Duvalier Alix Pasquet †

On 28–29 July 1958, Alix "Sonson" Pasquet, accompanied by two fellow Haitian military officers and five American mercenaries, attempted to overthrow Haitian President François Duvalier by seizing an army barracks in Port-au-Prince and rallying like-minded troops for an attack on the Presidential palace. Hoped-for support failed to materialize and all eight of the insurgents were killed by troops loyal to Duvalier.

Contemporary newspaper articles sometimes referred to the coup attempt as 'Pasquet's Invasion' or 'the Sheriffs Invasion' (as some of the Americans involved were former sheriff's deputies).

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