Editing Government of Haiti (section)

=== 21st century ===
On February 29, 2004, a [[2004 Haitian coup d'état|coup d'état]] led by the [[Group of 184]] ousted the popularly elected president, [[Jean-Bertrand Aristide]], allegedly with the assistance of the French and United States governments; U.S. and French soldiers were on the ground in Haiti at the time, recently arrived ([[2004 Haitian coup d'état#Controversy regarding US involvement|See controversy]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna4416174|title=French, U.S. troops fan out from Haiti's capital|website=[[NBC News]] |date=19 March 2004|access-date=14 December 2016}}</ref>

The first elections since the overthrow were held on [[Haitian elections, 2006|February 8, 2006]] to elect a new [[President (government title)|President]]. [[René Préval]] was declared to have won with over 50 percent of the vote. In 2008, Parliament voted to dismiss President Preval's  Prime Minister following severe rioting over [[food prices]].<ref>
{{cite news
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7344729.stm
|title= Haitian senators vote to fire PM
|publisher=news.bbc.co.uk
|access-date=2008-07-10
| date=April 12, 2008
}}
</ref> His selected replacement for the post was rejected by Parliament, throwing the country into a prolonged period without a government.<ref>
{{cite news
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7397541.stm
|title=Haiti MPs reject new PM candidate
|publisher=news.bbc.co.uk
|access-date=2008-07-10
| date=May 13, 2008
}}
</ref>