Political History of Haiti By amiram Jan 1, 1804 Independence from France Dec 31, 1867 Haitian Constitution of 1867 Jan 1, 1911 Haitian Revolution Begins Jan 1, 1915 US Occupation of Haiti Begins Jan 1, 1930 Stenio Vincent elected as first President Jan 1, 1934 US Occupation of Haiti Ends Jan 1, 1957 Francois Duvalier Elected Jan 1, 1971 Francois Duvalier Dies, Jean-Claude takes power Feb 7, 1986 Jean-Claude Duvalier Overthrown Nov 1, 1987 Election Violence Dec 1, 1991 Jean-Bertrand Aristide elected Jan 1, 1995 Haiti's first ever democratic transition between leaders Feb 29, 2004 Aristide overthrown and violence ensues Jan 12, 2010 7.0 Earthquake