📅 1867. Death of Faustin Soulouque in Petit-Goave:
President and then Emperor of Haiti sour, the name of Faustin I. , Soulouque was forced to give up
the government on January 15, 1859 under the threat of an insurrection from Gonaïves (15
December 1858). He returned to Haiti after the fall of Geffrard in 1967 and settled in his hometown,
Petit-Goâve.
📅 1911. Triumphal entry of Cincinnatus Leconte in Port-au-Prince:
Leconte, whose supporters had contributed to the departure of Antoine Simon (2 August 1911), was acclaimed
by the populace of Port-au-Prince, and a "Te Deum" was sung in his name by the archbishop of the
city. The same day, he took possession of the national palace and proclaimed himself head of a government
provisional composed of:
Mr. Zamor, Minister of War;
Judge Carin, minister of the interior;
Mr. Guilbaud, Minister for Foreign Affairs;
Senator Laroche, Minister of Public Instruction;
Mr. Bellard, Minister of Agriculture;
Mr. Sansaricq, Minister of Finance
A few days later (14 August), he was officially elected by the National Assembly.