Deposed Haiti Chief Flies to Dominican Rep.

Haitian President Leslie Manigat, deposed in a military coup, arrived in the Dominican Republic today with his family, military sources said.

Manigat was staying at the Dominican Concorde Hotel, a hotel spokesman said.

Lt. Gen. Henri Namphy, holding a machine gun in one hand, announced the coup on television early today and later declared himself president of Haiti, which shares the Caribbean island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic.

The coup ended Manigat’s four months as Haiti’s civilian president. The coup came less than a week after Manigat fired Namphy and tried to reorganize the military.

Ruled for Two Years

Namphy, who headed an interim junta for two years after the fall of the Duvalier family dictatorship in 1986, named himself head of a new military government during a brief address on the lawn of the presidential palace, accusing Manigat of violating the constitution by trying to extend his power beyond legal limits.

Exile Expected

A White House spokesman in Toronto for the economic summit of industrialized democracies said the Reagan Administration is “watching the situation carefully.” The State Department warned Americans against traveling to Haiti, and the three U.S. airlines that provide service to the island suspended flights.

During his speech on the lawn of the white-domed National Palace, Namphy referred to himself in the third person, saying, “A military government has been formed with Lt. Gen. Henri Namphy of the armed forces of Haiti as president.”

Given 21-Gun Salute

The general, given a 21-gun salute after naming himself head of the new government, promised to respect constitutional liberties and Haiti’s international obligations.