1761. Birth of André Rigaud:
Born in Les Cayes of a white father and an African mother, André Rigaud received a
solid education in France. In 1795, he was raised to the rank of Brigadier-General in
at the same time as Toussaint (See: July 23, 1795). During the war of
Independence, he refused any tactical alliance with the former black slaves and
fiercely opposed Toussaint Louverture. He was deported to France by
last and returned to Saint Domingue with the expeditionary troops of Leclerc. He
will be sent back to France again in 1802 by the chief general.
Shortly after the declaration of independence, he declared himself in the service of the
France for any possible attempt to retake the former colony (Ibid. pp.
111-116). In 1810, he returned to Haiti, settled in Les Cayes and declared the southern region
independent of the regime of Port-au-Prince led by Alexandre Pétion. He returned
the soul on September 18, 1811.
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See: Letter from Rigaud to the Minister of the Navy and Colonies dated the 2nd
prairial an 10 (22 May 1802) in: The deportees of Saint-Domingue. p. 108]
See also: 18 June 1799; 13 March 1800; 7 April 1810
1988. Election of Leslie François Manigat to the first magistracy of the state.
While the elections of November 29 of the previous year had been sabotaged
by the executive, the National Council of Government, which had canceled them following the
massacre at a voting center located at Ruelle Vaillant (west of Port-au-Prince), a
the new Provisional Electoral Council, completely in his pay, was immediately put on
up and organized today’s general elections. The four most popular candidates
popular refused to take part, and the chair was awarded to the professor
François Leslie Manigat in the first round. His wife, Mirlande Manigat, obtained a
sits in the Senate of the Republic.
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See: Profile of Leslie François Manigat.
1993. Partial legislative elections organized by the putschist military
Organized by a council