1832. Fire in Port-au-Prince:
At two o'clock in the afternoon, a fire broke out in the home of a merchant living on the street
from Quartier, now on Monseigneur Guilloux Street, and whose house faced
the Grenadier Barracks of the President’s Guard. This fire destroyed seven islets
and more than 300 houses including the Government Printing House and the Chamber of
Accounts.
1926. Death of Sudre Dartiguenave:
President of Haiti in 1915 – 1922 and first president of the American occupation
(1915 – 1934). “He had been chosen... by the American forces, because it seemed
willing to accept all the occupier’s opinions. Moreover, he resorted to force
brute of the Marines to put down any resistance (war against the cacos) and do
to refrain from any protest (martial law, law against the press).”
1988. Attempt by General Henri Namphy to reject in its entirety the
Constitution of 1987.
On the pretext that the 1987 Constitution does not meet the aspirations of the people
because it was drafted with emotion in a climate of passion, General Henri
Namphy, who returned to power following the coup against President Leslie
Manigat, then decides to cancel it. This decision followed a series of
protest across the country. On the following September 17, the general and his
the strictly military government was dismissed by soldiers from the guard
presidential.