Operation Uphold Democracy began in September 1994 with the deployment of the U.S.-led multinational force. The operation officially ended on March 31, 1995 when it was replaced by the United Nations Mission in Haiti (UNMIH). A large contingent of U.S. troops (USFORHAITI) participated as peacekeepers in the UNMIH until 1996 (and the U.S forces commander was also the commander of the UN forces). UN forces under various mission names were in Haiti from 1995 through 2000.