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1492 |
Discovery
of the island of Santo Domingo by Christopher Columbus. |
1804 (1 January) |
The
country is proclaimed independent, under the former Indian name of Haiti. Jean Jacques
Dessalines is proclaimed Governor General of the new Republic for life. |
1910-1934 |
Haiti
occupied by the United States. |
1957-1971 |
Dictatorship
of François Duvalier, known as “Papa Doc”. |
1971 |
He is
succeeded by his son Jean-Claude Duvalier, or “Baby Doc”. |
1986 (7 February) |
Jean-Claude
Duvalier leaves for exile in France. |
1988 (17 January) |
Leslie
Manigat becomes President of the Republic. |
1988 (19 June) |
General
Henri Namphy overthrows Leslie Manigat. |
1988 (17
September) |
General
Prosper Avril overthrows Henri Namphy. |
1990 (13 March) |
Prosper
Avril leaves power and the country. Mrs Ertha Pascal Trouillot, a judge of the Court of
Cassation, becomes President. |
1990 (12
December) |
Father
Jean-Bertrand Aristide is elected President. |
1991 (30
September) |
President
Aristide is overthrown by the army (General Cedras)
and forced into exile. |
1992 (4 June) |
Marc
Bazin appointed Prime Minister by the army. |
1993 (8 June) |
Resignation
of Marc Bazin, arrival in power of General Raoul Cedras. |
1993 (July) |
Governors
Island Agreement relating to the terms of the return of President Aristide for the month
of October 1993. |
1993 (August) |
Robert
Malval Prime Minister. |
1993 (13
September) |
Assassination
of Antoine Izméry (close to Aristide). |
1993 (14 October) |
Assassination
of Guy Malary, Minister of Justice, with the assistance of US troops who had landed a few
days before. |
1994 (21 April) |
Tightening
of the UN embargo. |
1994 (15 October) |
Return
of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide from exile in the United States. |
1994 (24 October) |
President Aristide chooses a businessman, Mr Michel Smarck, as Prime
Minister, then Mrs Claudette Werleigh (November 1995). |
1995 (March) |
The UN
Mission in Haiti (MINUHA) replaces the Americans. |
1995 (25 June) |
General
and municipal elections. Victory of the Lavalas Political Organisation (OLP). |
1995 (17
September) |
Second
round of the general and municipal elections marked by low turnout. |
1995 (November) |
Increased
disturbances and violence with the beginning of the campaign for the presidential
elections. |
1995 (December) |
Presidential
elections. René Préval elected with 88% of the votes for turnout of 28%. |
1996 (7 February) |
Investiture
of René Préval, replacing Aristide and supported, like his predecessor, by the LAVALAS
movement. |
1996 (March) |
Mr Rosny
Smart, the Prime Minister, forms his government. |
1996 (June) |
The
MINUHA, extended by 5 months, becomes the MANUH, UN Support Mission in Haiti. |
1996 (19 August) |
Attack
on the Presidential Palace by former soldiers. Increased violence, political
assassinations and terrorist attacks. |
1996 (5 December) |
Final
extension of the mandate of the MANUH for 8 months. |
1997 (6 April) |
Senatorial
and local elections marked by low turnout. |
1997 (15 May) |
Violent
clashes between the Haitian police and demonstrators. |
1997 (9 June) |
Resignation
of Prime Minister Rosny Smart. |
1997 (28 July) |
Nomination
of Eric Pierre to the post of Prime Minister. The Assembly refuses a vote of confidence. |
1997 (4 November) |
Nomination
of Hervé Denis, rejected by the Assembly on 23 December. |
1997 (28
November) |
The
MIPONUH, the UN Police Mission in Haiti, replaces the UN Transition Mission in Haiti,
MITNUTH, set up on 30 July. |
1998 (15 July) |
Appointment
of Jacques Edouard Alexis to the post of Prime Minister. |
2000 (21 May) |
General
and municipal elections. |
2000 (17 June) |
The
President of the Electoral Council, Léon Manus, flees to the United States due to death
threats. The results of the first round of the elections of 21 May have not yet been made
public. |
2000 (9 July) |
Second round of the general and municipal elections. Low turn-out for these
elections that were boycotted by the opposition. |
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Up-date
currently underway. |
Sources used |
Press
Files from the CEAN and IEP Document Centre. |
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