1793. Fight in the streets of Cape Town:
The settlers did not appreciate the commissioners' statements.
Sonthonax, Polvérel, and Ailhaud and did not miss any opportunity to demonstrate
their hostility (see: 12 April 1793). From 20 to 21 June 1793, they took up arms
against the commissioners and the colored men who supported them. Sonthonax
then made a heroic decision by appealing to the slaves, promising them the
freedom if they helped the commissioners to subdue the rebels.
1988. Overthrow of President Leslie François Manigat, elected four months earlier:
General Henri Namphy, who had been the head of the National Government Council
set up after the departure of Jean-Claude Duvalier (See: 7 February 1986),
took hold of power and created a strictly military government. During the
three months later, the Haitians found themselves once again under the yoke of a
fierce dictatorship. On September 17 of the same year, Namphy was overthrown by
soldiers and non-commissioned officers of the army and exiled.