1769. Violent reaction of the authorities representing royal power to the actions
seditious of French settlers demanding their autonomy.
While a meeting was being held in the meeting room of the Superior Council of
Port-au-Prince, Mr. de Rohan had the room surrounded, grabbed those he
assimilate to mutineers while shouting: 'Ah! my buggers, I will teach you to
to be rebels at the orders of the King!”
1805. The city of Santo Domingo is besieged by the troops of Dessalines:
After a long march that saw the conquest of Santiago (February 25, 1805), the force
composed of 30,000 men led by Dessalines, besieged the city of Santo
Domingo. The siege was lifted on the following 28 March after Dessalines learned
that a French squadron approached the city in order to help the
besieged.
1915. Election of Vilbrun Guillaume Sam by the National Assembly:
Arrived at the presidency with a busy and splashed political and military career
by a financial scandal under the government of Nord Alexis, Vilbrun Sam became
infamous for his atrocities that cost him his life. He was the last
president before the American occupation (1915-1934).
1938. Execution of Lieutenant Bonicias Pérard.
Condemned for his participation in the failed coup against President Sténio
Vincent on the evening of Sunday, December 12, 1937, Bonicias Pérard, lieutenant of the
Garde, was taken to the La Saline shooting range where he was executed. He had previously
refused to betray his accomplices.