1502. Landing on the island of the Spaniard Nicolas Ovando:
A man with a heart of steel, Nicolas Ovando succeeds in a short time, through a
systematic genocide, to destroy the Aboriginal population and reduce the number of survivors
to slavery. He also imported the first black slaves from Africa.
1845. Death of Philippe Guerrier:
President of Haiti from May 8, 1844 to April 15, 1945. According to his doctor, the death was
due to a "hydrothorax attack with commencement of hydrocephalus".
(Madiou, Thomas. History of Haiti. Volume IV; p. 128). He will be replaced the next day.
of his death by Louis Pierrot.
1876. A riot broke out in Port-au-Prince and ended with the death of Septimus
Rameau:
Horrified by the assassination of Senator Brimard Brice and the suicide of the general
Momplaisir eleven months earlier, the Port-au-Prince already scandalized by the
dubious financial operations of the Domingue-Rameau tandem, revolted.
Septimus Rameau, the de facto vice-president and nephew of President Domingue was
lynched. He just had time to ask for asylum at the French consulate.
1941. Election of Elie Lescot by the National Assembly:
Of the four candidates (Jean-Price Mars, Thimothé Paret, Amicar Duval, Elie
Lescot), the National Assembly’s choice fell on Élie Lescot, a former minister
from inside Sténio Vincent, former ambassador to the United States and in
Dominican Republic and senator at the time of his election.