1794. Fort-Libertérevint under the French banner:
Seized by the Spanish in 1794, the city of Fort-Liberté was handed over to the French
represented by Governor Lavaud. The next day, the Spanish evacuated the
Place. Jean, a French man who reigned supreme under the watchful eye of the Spanish
had been previously shipped to Havana.
1867. Swearing-in of president Sylvain Salnave, Fabre’s successor
Nicolas Geffrard:
The “cacos” appeared under his government.
1867. Constitution promulgated by President Salnave (1867 -1869):
“It will be set aside by the Trou Act issued by the generals of Salnave on April 22.
1868. [It will be] reinstated in March 1870, then removed once again and replaced
by the Constitution of 1874. It will, for the last time, be re-enacted on the 23rd
April [1876]”
1957. Dismissal of Daniel Fignolé:
The army takes power and forms a government called Conse.
Military government presided over by General Kébreau, assisted by the colonels Emile Zamor
and Adrien Valville.
1958. A bomb exploded at the premises of the last anti-Duvalier newspaper:
This low-circulation newspaper was run by supporters of Clément Jumelle, a
candidates in the elections of September 22, 1957 (see: Presidential elections).
His editor-in-chief, Antoine G. Petit, was arrested the same day.
1964. Referendum on the Constitution of May 25:
Constitution establishing the presidency for life and changing the colors of the flag.
From blue and red arranged horizontally to black and red arranged
verticalemen