title: 2004 in Haiti
text: # 2004 in Haiti
  
  This article is a list of events in the year 2004 in Haiti.
  
  ## Incumbents
  
  * President: Jean-Bertrand Aristide (until February 29), Boniface Alexandre (from February 29)
  * Prime Minister: Yvon Neptune (until March 12), Gérard Latortue (from March 12)
  
  ## Events
  
  ### February
  
  * February 10 - Violence in Haiti has increased and anti-government forces take several towns in western Haiti; 46 people have been killed thus far and the United Nations urged both sides to stop fighting.
  * February 29 - A coup d'état takes place in Port-au-Prince, forcing President Aristide to resign and flee to the Central African Republic. 10 people have been killed in the process.
  
  ### March
  
  * March 1 - Aristide claims that his resignation was forced under duress and alleges that he was detained by the U.S. to do so.
  