1889. Antoine Simon, military commander of the South, declares himself against the president
François Denys Légitime:
While the legitimate president, elected by the National Assembly on December 16
1888, faced an insurrection in the North, Antoine Simon who commanded
the Department of the South, joined the chorus of discordant voices and put its arm
on the march against the government based in Port-au-Prince. Five days later,
Jacmel entered, for the second time, in rebellion against the president François Denys
Légitime who then decided to abandon everything and take the path of exile.
1939. Ratification of the revised articles of the 1935 Constitution by the Assembly
National:
Ratified by referendum on 2 June 1935, the 1935 Constitution is subject to this
Today, these initial changes. 14 articles were therefore amended. They will have been
promulgated by the National Assembly on the following 8 August.
1958. Attempt to overthrow François Duvalier:
Alix Pasquet, Henri Perpignan, Philippe Dominique coming from Miami and
accompanied by American mercenaries seized the Dessalines Barracks and
ordered Duvalier to resign. They were defeated by forces
faithful to the president. The latter subsequently set July 29 as the date
symbolic of the creation of the National Security Volunteers, the tontons
macoutes.
2024. Dissolution of the High Transitional Council (HTC):
Created on December 31, 2022, as part of a political agreement signed by the minister
de facto Ariel Henry and members of the ruling coalition, this council composed
from Mirlande Hyppolite Manigat (representative of the political parties), from Calixte
Fleuridor of the Protestant Federation (representing civil society), and
Laurent Saint-Cyr (private sector representative was installed on February 6 of the year
next.
The people gave him, from the moment of his installation, scant regard, considering his mission little
credible. He didn’t even pay attention to the latent conflict that existed