1803. Resumption of Anse-à-Veau by the indigenous troops:
The commune of L'Anse, which had been occupied by expeditionary troops
since Memzelle’s submission, his commander was taken over by the general
Nicolas Geffrard (1767-1806). The French garrison was killed, but Bernard, his
Adjutant General, had time to flee.
1830. Spain claims the departments of the eastern part of Haiti:
The extraordinary ambassador of the king of Spain, Don Felipe Gonzalez
Fernandez, arrived in Port-au-Prince to request, on behalf of his country, the rebate
Departments of the East. Having failed, he left for Cuba on February 1st.
1844. Separation act signed in Santo Domingo by leaders of the party
Eastern Haiti:
This act was the prelude to the independence of the eastern part of the island. It was
an integral part of the Republic of Haiti from 1822, and throughout the entire administration
by Jean-Pierre Boyer.
2011. Jean-Claude Duvalier returns to Haiti after 25 years of exile.
Nearly 25 years after leaving the country (7 February 1986), Jean-Claude Duvalier,
the former life president of Haiti, who was in exile in France, returned to Haiti. We
claims that the Haitian authorities were caught off guard by this return
unannounced and with extremely explosive political charges.