1868. Act of the Trou du Nord:
The officers, non-commissioned officers, and soldiers of Sylvain Salnave’s army signed at
Trou du Nord a petition by which they asked for the suspension of the
Constitution of 1867 and that the exercise of authority was entrusted exclusively to their
leader through the presidency for life.
1941. President Elie Lescot visits the United States:
During this visit, which runs until May 1st, President Lescot will discuss
economic assistance to Haiti and the Inter-American Defense in the context
of the Second World War.
1971. Jean-Claude Duvalier became Chairman:
He thus succeeded his father, François Duvalier. Jean-Claude Duvalier was president
of Haiti from 1971 to February 6, 1986.
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See: Profile of Jean-Claude Duvalier
1985. Jean-Claude announces his intention to appoint a prime minister.
During his speech celebrating his 14th anniversary as president, Jean-Claude
Duvalier announced to the nation his intention to accept political pluralism and
to appoint a prime minister. The partial revision of the 1983 Constitution (6
June) and the law on the functioning of political parties passed by parliament
monocéphale (June 8) gave a legal aspect to this announcement that had not yet
no follow-up.
1994: Massacre at Raboteau (Raboto in Gonaives):
Members of the army and the paramilitary groups of the armed revolutionary front
for the Haitian Progress (FRAPH) trap, during the night, the population
from the slum. Armed and military militias in uniform are firing into the streets,
break down doors in houses with rage, torture, while some residents
are fleeing towards the sea. That’s where other soldiers and members of FRAPH are on the lookout.
in boats, shoot at the crowd.
The Justice and Peace Commission of Gonaïves estimates that "more than twenty people have been killed"
on land and at sea, more than 200 people were tortured and beaten, including
women and children, more than a hundred houses have been vandalized and p