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Historical Events that occured in Haiti in April : April 1, 1796 - Toussaint Louverture was elected Lieutenant-Governor of Saint Domingue, now Haiti. > > April 4, 1792 - France's Legislative Assembly voted to give full citizenship and equal rights to all free people of color. > > April 4, 1844 - The Piquets, peasants of southern Haiti led by Jean-Jacques Acaau, revolt against the government > > April 4, 1919 - Major John Lyne Mayer, a US Marine Corps Officer, was killed in action by Haitian Freedom Fighters (Cacos) in Haiti. > > April 4, 1920 - Cacos Leader Benoit Batraville Shot and killed US Marine Sergent Laurrence Muth. > > April 7, 1803 - Toussaint Louverture died in the French prison of Fort de Joux. > > April 10, 1922 - Louis Borno is elected to a four-year term as president by the State Council > > April 12, 1793 - A force led by the Second Civil Commission and affranchis defeated white colonists in a fight to enforce the law of April 4. > > April 12, 1793 - Toussaint Louverture offered his services as a military commander to the Spanish. > > April 12, 1919 - The Haitian government undertakes a monetary reform with the National Bank of Haiti > > April 12, 1921 - United States President Harding responds to President Dartiguenave > > April 14, 1941 - Elie Lescot is elected to a five-year term as president > > April 15, 1845 - President Guerrier dies in office; the State Council appoints Jean-Louis Pierrot President of Haiti > > April 16, 1869 - Ebenezer Bassett, first U.S. Black diplomat, begins service in Haiti > > April 17, 1825 - King Charles X of France signs an ordinance which conditionally recognizes the independence of Haiti and imposes a 150 million franc indemnity on the Haitian government > > April 18, 1852 - President Faustin Soulouque is crowned Emperor Faustin I of Haiti > > April 20, 1798 - General Hédouville arrived in Cap-Français on the orders of the French government in order to oppose the ambition of Toussaint Louverture. > > April 21, 1930 - Louis Eugène Roy is designated temporary president by state decree > > April 21, 1971 - President for Life François Duvalier dies in Port-au-Prince > > April 22, 1971 - Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier succeeds his father as President for Life > > April 22, 2004 - Florida House Resolution HR9053 of the Florida House of Representatives declares January 1, 2004 as "Republic of Haiti Day" in Florida.. > > April 26, 1916 - Three Haitian Military Battleships, The Nord Alexis, The Pacifique, and the Vertieres, were put up for sale. > > April 26, 1986 - Eight people are killed in an attack by armed groups on Fort-Dimanche > > April 30, 2004 - MINUSTAH was established and given its mandate with a military component of up to 6,700 troops. > > Browse Haiti Timeline by Year » 1492 1493 1494 1496 1498 1499 1502 1503 1508 1528 1592 1606 1625 1659 1664 1665 1670 1685 1697 1743 1749 1751 1758 1766 1767 1772 1777 1778 1779 1781 1786 1789 1790 1791 1792 1793 1794 1795 1796 1797 1798 1799 1801 1802 1803 1804 1805 1806 1807 1808 1809 1811 1812 1814 1816 1818 1820 1821 1822 1825 1831 1838 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1849 1852 1853 1854 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1865 1867 1869 1870 1872 1874 1875 1876 1879 1880 1882 1883 1884 1885 1888 1889 1893 1896 1897 1902 1904 1908 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1919 1920 1921 1922 1926 1928 1929 1930 1931 1933 1934 1935 1937 1938 1940 1941 1944 1946 1948 1949 1950 1951 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1964 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1974 1977 1979 1980 1983 1985 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
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