kids encyclopedia robot

Operation Uphold Democracy facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts
Quick facts for kids
Operation Uphold Democracy
Port-au-Prince airfield seizure.jpg
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		  Haiti
Commanders and leaders
United States Bill Clinton
George Fisher
Slawomir Petelicki
Enrique Molina Pico
Jean-Bertrand Aristide		 Haiti Raoul Cédras
Émile Jonassaint
Casualties and losses
1 killed several hundred

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

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.

Images for kids

  • DD-SD-99-03743

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

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Operación Uphold Democracy para niños

kids search engine
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:
Operation Uphold Democracy Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.