1804. Coronation of Dessalines as Emperor of Haiti:
He took the name of James I. "Merchants from Philadelphia brought him the
crown aboard the American vessel "Connecticut". The dress for the ceremony has
was brought from Jamaica on an English frigate. The new emperor made his
triumphal entry into a carriage harnessed with six horses, gift from the agent
English Dyden. Saluted with artillery fire from all the city’s batteries
(Marchand), Jacques I is acclaimed by the army and all his people. At the church, where
the procession arrives after the ceremony at the altar of the homeland, Father Corneille Brelle
celebrates the Mass followed by Te Deum. The evening ends with great rejoicing
popular."
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i Source: Laura-Ropa, Denis. Haiti: a French colony 1625-1802.Paris:
Harmattan, 1993.
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See: 2 September 1804
1806. Insurrection in the South:
Having left Port-Salut, the insurgents will march on Port-au-Prince. Dessalines, for
to quell this insurrection will take the lead in a punitive expedition to the South.
will not reach the heart of Port-au-Prince and will fall under the assassinated bullets on
October 17.
1820. Suicide of Henri Christophe:
Facing an insurgent movement led or sponsored by some of
his generals, Christophe, who led the northern part of the country, resolved to commit suicide,
on the night of October 8, 1820, by shooting a bullet in his heart.
1950. Election of Paul Eugène Magloire to the presidency:
The only candidate of importance, Magloire easily triumphed over his opponent, a
architect of religious obedience named Fénélon Alphonse, thus becoming the
the first Haitian president elected by universal suffrage.
1991. Embargo imposed on Haiti:
Embargo imposed by the OAS at the request of exiled president Jean-Bertrand
Aristide and with the aim of exerting pressure on the military authors and
beneficiaries of the coup d'état of September 30, 1991. That same day, Joseph Nérette,
named the 6th by what was left of the parliament, became president