1849
1849: Céligny Ardouin, a prominent mulatto politician and brother of the historian Beaubrun, was shot by order of Emperor Soulouque.
1849: Céligny Ardouin, a prominent mulatto politician and brother of the historian Beaubrun, was shot by order of Emperor Soulouque. His execution led his brother to resign as ambassador to France in a high-profile protest.
Source · p. 90
Nicholls, From Dessalines to Duvalier, 90