1791. Arrival at the Cape of the first civil commission:
Composed of Frédéric-Ignace de Mirbeck, Philippe-Rose Roume, and Edmond de
Saint Léger, these commissioners sent by the National Assembly found a
bustling colony. The slaves had just concluded a pact for
to put an end to their state of servitude. (See: 14 August 1791). Two of the commissioners
(Mirbeck and Saint Léger) abandoned the island some five months after their arrival.
1801. General Moïse, nephew by adoption of Toussaint is shot:
Military commander of the North, he sided with the black farmers of the
Northern Department who rebelled against the established operating system
by Toussaint Louverture, his uncle. He rebelled against the latter on the night of
October 21 to 22, 1801. He was immediately arrested by Henri Christophe and
condemned.
1803. The indigenous army entered triumphantly in Cap-Haïtien:
After the battle of Vertières (18 November), the French had lost all hope
to regain the course that returned on this day under the control of the indigenous army.
1844. Suspension of the Constitution of 1843:
Promulgated by Rivière Hérard on December 30, 1843, the Constitution of 1843 was
suspended by President Guerrier, who installed a dictatorship.
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See: 14 November 1846
1929. Death of Rosalvo Bobo:
A native doctor from Cap-Haïtien who, on the eve of the American occupation, became a
insurgent, Rosalvo Bobo who wanted to become president and thought he was the man of the
moment was ruled out by the Occupan during the elections of August 12, 1915. Exiled, he
first settled in Jamaica, then in France where he died mined, was someone brought by
a blood cancer.
He went down in history as one of those Haitian idealists who gave you the American giant
North American who has always preferred a malleable.
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See also: Notables: Rosalvo Bobo; Historical Periods: Occupation
American
1987. Abortion of general elections:
These elections were to be the first to be held under the