History

1904 1 January Haiti celebrates 100 years of independence. Haiti’s national debt is estimated at $41 million with more than...

1806 Emperor Jean-Jacques Dessalines is assassinated. During a meeting at a cathedral in Port-au-Prince, the Constituent Assembly creates a new constitution and...

1 January 1804 In Gonaïves, Dessalines proclaims Haiti’s independence, signaling the formation of the world’s first black republic. He publishes...

13-14 Oct 1802 The storming of Cap-Francais, in Haiti The Final Years Revolutionary leaders, including Dessalines...

24-31 Oct 1801 Leclerc sails from France for Saint-Domingue. He is Commander-in-Chief of France’s largest expeditionary army ever with 20,000...

August 1796 Primary electoral assemblies in Saint-Domingue are formed to elect colonial representatives to the legislative body in France. The...

21 Sept 1792 In France, The Republic is declared, abolishing the monarchy. In January of the following year Louis XVI...

24 September 1791 The National  Assembly in France revokes the May 15 decree, which had granted limited rights to free...

August–September 21-28 Oct 1790 The Ogé Rebellion: Jacques Vincent Ogé, an affranchis representing the colony in France, leads a revolt...

1790—1791 21-28 Oct 1790 The Ogé Rebellion: Jacques Vincent Ogé, an affranchis representing the colony in France, leads a revolt...