Haiti timeline

  • Francisco Duvalier was also was known as Papa Doc born on April 14th, 1907. Duvalier graduated in 1934  from the University of Haiti School of Medicine, where he served as a hospital staff physician until 1943, when he became prominently active in the U.S.-sponsored antiyaws campaign.
  • Toussaint Louverture w- The island that was found by christopher columbus in 1492
  • - The spanish and french fought of this land in (1689)
  • -the island was divided one half french and the other spanish
  • -The revolts start in in (1791) led by toussaint
  • The Haitian Slave Rebellion begins in 1791
  • -discrimination in the colonies ends in (1792)
  • -british invade santo domingo to to stop the slave revolt in (1793)
  • All slavery was ended in french french colonies in (1794)
  • France and British War starts in 1803
  • -Jean Jacques declares independence and names the Country of Haiti in 1804
  • -Country of Haiti divided into two parts (1807) called the Republic and The Kingdom of Haiti
  • - Haiti finally has independence in (1862) (Second country to have independence)
  • Haitian Revolution from (1791-1804)
  • Haiti gained independence from France and ends slavery
  • Many Slaves died from their conditions and had little treatment
  • Non aggression treaty with British (1798)
  • The war of knives (1799)
  • People were back to restore the economical issues/Toussaint forced labor on the plantations (1800)
  • Napoleon wants to restore the slavery by capturing the Toussaint (1801)
  • Toussaint exiled to France and died ( 1802)
  • French - British war resume for the independence ( 1803)
  • Haiti was divided into two parts, the Republic of Haiti and the Kingdom of Haiti (1807)\
  • US finaly recognised Haiti as an independednt country (1862)
  • 1915 US invades Haiti - black/mulato friction.
  • 1934 US withdrows troops
  • 1937 parsley massecre, massecer against Haitians. Trujilo- dictator in DR.
  • 1956 Haiti was ruled Duvalier ( Papa Doc ) own millitary force " Macoute" Violent and ruthless.
  • 1971 ( Baby Doc ) Duvalier's son. Dictator/ President.
  • 1990 - 2018 still a disaster and the environment crisis.












Historical Figures:

  • Rafael Trujillo used to be a dictator of the Dominican Republic for decades. He was born October 24th, 1981 in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic. Became the president in 1930, official been on that post till 1938.
  • born in may of 1743 and died april 1803.  He is known as the best leader in the Haitian slave revolt.  He died before the revolt was over but he was the reason the slaves won he taught them tactics and strategies to win this revolution

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