Paul Eugene Magloire, the general who ruled Haiti for six years, dies
Paul Eugene Magloire died in Port-au-Prince on 12 July 2001, a week short of his ninety-fourth birthday. He was born at Quartier-Morin near Cap-Haitien on 19 July 1907 and rose…
Bruny Surin born in Cap-Haitien, future Olympic relay champion
Bruny Surin was born in Cap-Haitien on 12 July 1967. He was seven when his family left for Quebec. He started as a long jumper and competed in that event…
Duvalier lays the first stone of Duvalierville at Cabaret
On 21 July 1961 Francois Duvalier laid the first stone of Duvalier-Ville, on the site of the town of Cabaret north of Port-au-Prince. He handed the money-raising to Luckner Cambronne,…
Landowners and macoutes massacre peasant organizers at Jean-Rabel
On 23 July 1987 armed men fell on the peasants around Jean-Rabel, in the Nord-Ouest, about 220 kilometres from Port-au-Prince. At least 139 people were killed. Most of the dead…
UN Security Council authorizes force to put Aristide back in Haiti
On 31 July 1994, at its 3413th meeting, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 940. Acting under Chapter VII, it authorized member states to build a multinational force and use…
Antoine Simon driven from the presidency by a revolt out of the North
Francois C. Antoine Simon lost the presidency on 2 August 1911, brought down by insurgents coming out of the North. He had held power since December 1908. Two days later…
Georges Sylvain dies, the poet who fought the American occupation
Georges Sylvain died in Port-au-Prince on 2 August 1925. He was born in Puerto Plata, took a law degree in Paris, came home and founded a law school. In 1901…
The first Kenyan police contingent lands at Port-au-Prince
On 25 June 2024 the first contingent of the Multinational Security Support Mission landed at Toussaint Louverture airport – Kenyan police officers, reported at around four hundred, led in by…
Haiti signs the United Nations Charter at San Francisco
On 26 June 1945 delegates of fifty nations signed the Charter of the United Nations in San Francisco, closing a conference that had run since 25 April. Haiti’s delegation was…
General Henri Namphy dies in exile in the Dominican Republic
Henri Namphy died of lung cancer in the Dominican Republic on 26 June 2018. He was born at Grande-Riviere-du-Nord on 2 November 1932 and rose through the Forces Armees d’Haiti…