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This is a timeline of Haitian history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Haiti and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Haiti .
2021 Haiti earthquake; Timeline; Topics; ... The Revolution of 1946 was a novel development in Haiti's history, as the Garde assumed power as an institution, not as ...
Haitian Conservative Party: President [l] 30 Sténio Vincent (1874–1959) — 18 November 1930 15 May 1941 10 years, 178 days Haitian Republican Party: President [m] 31 Élie Lescot (1883–1974) — 15 May 1941 11 January 1946 4 years, 241 days Liberal Party: President 32 Franck Lavaud (1903–1986) — 11 January 1946 16 August 1946 217 days ...
History of Haiti; Pre-Columbian Haiti (before 1492) Captaincy General of Santo Domingo (1492–1625) Taíno genocide: Saint-Domingue (1625–1804) Haitian Revolution; First Empire of Haiti (1804–1806) 1804 Haiti massacre; Siege of Santo Domingo; North Haiti (1806–1820) State of Haiti; Kingdom of Haiti; South Haiti (1806–1820) First ...
January 2010 — Haiti is rocked by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake, killing about 220,000 people and thrusting Haiti into a humanitarian crisis. A timeline of Haiti's gang violence and how the country ...
The name Haiti (or Hayti) comes from the indigenous Taíno language and was the native name [3] [4] given to the entire island of Hispaniola to mean "land of high mountains." [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Christopher Columbus arrived on the island on December 5, 1492 and claimed it for the Spanish Empire , after which it became known as Hispaniola.
On the 26th of August 1849, Soulouque was proclaimed Emperor of Haiti and the first Republic of Haiti was dissolved. At his coronation ceremony on 18 April 1852, Soulouque become Emperor Faustin I. The Emperor created a new class nobility to surround himself with and began a period of Haitian history known as the Second Haitian Empire.
From its founding Haiti has been beset by violence, foreign manipulation and political upheaval. Jovenel Moïse thought he could break the mold. He couldn’t.