Character

Dessaline

elusive influential embattled

Dessaline surges as Haiti's president-elect, his shadow plunging the Oval Office into crisis when military forces under Bazan crush his victory rally—killing two, arresting Justice Minister Ducasse, confining the Chief Justice, and seizing police stations. Vanished without trace, he skips a 4 p.m. conference with Gilbert Tass, ignores calls to party HQ and legislature, as armed forces radio denies Dominican flight clearance. His absence obliterates governmental continuity, shattering U.S. confidence and propelling Bartlet to order embassy evacuations and Marine reinforcements amid trapped UN observers and Colombian ghosts.

4 appearances

Dessaline's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

4 moments

S2E21 · 18th and Potomac

Oval Office Briefing: Dessaline Vanishes in Haitian Coup Chaos

president-elect reported as vanished, failed to attend 4 pm courtesy conference with Gilbert Tass, calls to party HQ and both houses unanswered, armed forces radio claims flight denied by Dominicans

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S2E21 · 18th and Potomac

Bartlet Defies Risks, Orders Dessalines' Embassy Entry

Desperate flight inferred from context

Reportedly smuggled in Jake Bratt's trunk racing to embassy post-bodyguard shootings, his peril catalyzes Oval debate and Bartlet's asylum order, absent but pivot of moral-geopolitical clash.

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S3E1 · Manchester Part I

Bartlet Orders Haiti Fly-By and Diplomatic Ultimatum

Implied precarious exile

Invoked as democratically elected leader ousted to USS Enterprise safety, focal point of U.S. restoration intent via ultimatum.

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S3E1 · Manchester Part I

Bartlet Rebuffs Haiti as MS Distraction Warning

Referenced as democratically elected Haitian leader currently on USS Enterprise instead of his office.

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Affiliation

USS Enterprise