📅 1893: Decree of President Hyppolite suspending the municipal council of Port-au-Prince:
A commission responsible for managing the interests of the municipality until the next elections was
then created. It is composed of the citizens Mombrun Elie, Pierre Lafleur and Henri Augustin.
Sources: Collection of laws and acts of the Republic of Haiti from 1887 to 1904.
the author, 1907; p. 750-751; Le moniteur, September 16, 1893]
📅 1994. US President Bill Clinton threatens the Haitian military authorities:
In a televised speech that evening, US President Bill Clinton officially asked the
military authorities, the perpetrators of the coup d’état of September 30, 1991, to withdraw from power. After
having focused on the alarming human rights situation in Haiti, he announced his intention
the United States to use force, if necessary, to end this situation. [See: 19 September
1994].
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Text of the speech: «In the Words of the President: The Reasons Why the U.S. May Invade Haiti»
New York Times; September 16, 1994. p. A10.
📅 2018: Jean Henri Céant became the 22nd prime minister of Haiti
Appointed on August 5 by President Jovenel Moise following the resignation on July 14 of
Jack Guy Lafontant, victim of protests (6 to 8 July) against the increase in prices of
the essence. Jean-Henri Céant, the notary, was ratified by both chambers after a marathon of 25
hours in Parliament.
In the Chamber of Deputies, the Prime Minister-designate obtained 105 votes in favor. 10
deputies voted against, and 6 abstained. At the level of the Senate,