1791. Decree giving political rights to men of colour:
This decree, much more explicit than that of March 8, 1790, granted to men
in the colors of Saint Domingue, a French colony, and who were born to fathers and mothers
free the same political rights as white settlers.
He encountered the same oppositions from them as the previous one.
decree.
On the following 28 September, another decree of the National Assembly declared that
In France, every man, of whatever colour he may be, enjoys all the rights of
citizen, if he has the qualities prescribed by the Constitution to exercise them' (Art. 2 of the
decree).
1874. Nissage Saget retired from power:
Having reached the end of his term, Nissage Saget, president of Haiti on March 19, 1870,
summoned the council of ministers and relinquished power to them, thus refusing access
to the requests of the senators who begged him to wait for the renewal of the
Chamber of Deputies before retiring.
1887. Lysius F. Salomon was sworn in for a second presidential term:
The swearing-in took place before the 18th legislature, which had entered into
office in April of the same year. The Constitution of December 18, 1879 limiting
the mandate of the president to one, article 101 was thus modified on October 7, 1885.
1930: Inauguration of Eugène Roy:
Chosen by the Council of State, which had ultimately opposed the regime of Louis Borno,
Eugène Roy took an oath on the altar of the fatherland, so that he could go to the
Cathedral for the traditional Te Deum. As President of the provision, his mission was
to organize legislative elections and those of his successor.
1941. Accession to the presidency of Elie Lescot:
Successor of Sténio Vincent in whose government he had collaborated on several
titles, Elie Lescot was elected on the previous April 15 by Parliament for a
5-year term. Three years later, he granted himself a seven-year term at the favor
the last amendments to the Constitution of 1935. It was