1795. Death of Etienne Polvérel:
Member of the second civil commission, which included two other members
(Sonthonax and Ailhaud), Polvérel was, "before the Revolution, syndic of the States of
Navarre, then in 1791, public accuser of the first arrondissement of Paris.
His death occurred "during the proceedings of the trial which had brought him and to
Sonthonax on his return from [Santo Domingo] the supporters of the colonists.
1811. Edict creating and regulating the nobility of the Northern Kingdom:
This nobility was made up of princes, counts, barons, and knights. A
the rural domain was assigned to the nobles as a fief with property rights
granted only to male and legitimate children by birthright.
1957. Installation of an executive council, the third government after departure
de Magloire:
Formed the day before, this council replaced the government of the provisional president, Frank
Sylvain, elected by the National Assembly two months earlier (February 7, 1957).
resignation of the latter to this day, the army through its chief of staff, the general
of brigadeLéon Cantave, ruled the country.
1997. Elections for the renewal of one-third of the Senate and the CASECs:
The result of this election, which took place in an apparently calm and
presence of UN observers, was contested by a political sector that
accused the perpetrators of fraud in favor of Jean-Bertrand Aristide’s party. The
Prime Minister Rosny Smart would resign in protest.