📅 1888. Revolt in Cap-Haitien against President Salomon:
This revolt organized by Seïde Thélémaque, recovered by former president Boisrond Canal
(August 10) forced President Salomon (see: Haitian Heads of State) to relinquish power and to
took refuge in France where he passed away on October 19, 1888.
📅 1911. Formation of a provisional government with Leconte as leader:
The Central Revolutionary Committee, which had contributed to the departure of Antoine Simon from the
Gonaives installed a proviory government with Jean-Jacques Dessalines and Michel Cincinnatus
Leconte for head of the executive power. The next day arrived in the capital and took possession of the palace
national.
📅 1919. Law making the Dessalinienne the "National Haitian Song":
Text of the law:
The Council of State using the prerogatives conferred on it by the Constitution, in its article 50 and the
transitional provisions: Art. D, passed the following law:
Single item:
Le chant institulé. LA DESSALIENNE, lyrics and music by Justin Lhérisson and Nicolas
Geffrard, is declared NATIONAL HAITIAN SONG.
Given at the Legislative Palace in Port-au-Prince, August 1919
The Chairman: S. Archer
The Secretaries: Ch. Sambour, L. Alexis"
The next day, President Dartiguenave signed the text of this law.
; 1931. Haitian-American agreement providing for the de-occupation of Haiti:
This agreement provided for "the delivery to the Haitian authorities, within three months, of a certain
number of public services, notably the General Directorate of Public Works, the Service
National Health and Technical Service of Agriculture and Vocational Education...”
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i Source: Les forces politiques en Haïti, page 31.
📅 1964. Invasion of Haiti by the group Jeune Haiti:
13 young people opposing François Duvalier’s regime, and coming from Miami, Florida (USA), arrive
Dame-Marie. They clashed with government forces to the death. The survivors were
publicly executed in Port-au-Prince.