📅 1792. Commissioners Polvelrel, Ailhaud, and Sonthonax arrived at the Cape Town harbour:
These commissioners were responsible for implementing the law of April 4, 1792, which granted
political rights to freedmen and men of color. Black slaves were excluded from the
measure in favor of the men of color. Thus, three days after their landing, these
commissioners formally affirmed before the Colonial Assembly of Saint Dominque their
willingness and that of France to maintain slavery in the colony. Having to face
the violent opposition of whites, they were forced to proclaim the abolition of slavery for a year
after.
Ailhaud, who was unable to adapt to the climate of Saint Domingue, returned to France in October.
1792. He was replaced by Olivier Delpèche.
≡🔗 See: 27 August 1793; 29 August 1793
📅 1988. Coup against General Henri Namphy:
Carried out by soldiers from the Presidential Guard and the army base, this coup d'état led to
following deburring operations in the public administration and an attempt at cleaning
within the army.
📅 1994. Arrival of an American delegation responsible for negotiating with the perpetrators of the coup d'état
September 1991
Composed of former US President Jimmy Carter, the former head of the major states
Americans, General Colin Powell and Georgia Senator Sam Nunn, this delegation had
for the mission of negotiating at the very last minute an honorable exit for the soldiers and the beneficiaries of the coup
State of 30 September 1991, and to facilitate the smooth return of Jean Bertrand Aristide to Haiti.
At this point, an American landing in Haiti was inevitable.