Timeline of Port-au-Prince

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

Prior to 19th century

• 1749 – Port-au-Prince designated capital of French Saint-Domingue.[1]
• 1751 – 21 November: 1751 Port-au-Prince earthquake.[2]
• 1770 – 3 June: 1770 Port-au-Prince earthquake.[1]
• 1778 – Foundation of the theater Comédie de Port-au-Prince.
• 1783 – Freemasons lodge established.[3]
• 1791 - Haitian Revolution
• 1793
  • Siege of Port-au-Prince (1793)
  • 23 September: Town renamed "Port-Républicain."
• 1794 - Battle of Port-Républicain[4]
• 1797 – Bertrand Littledale & Co. established.[5]
• 1798 – May: British forces withdraw.[6]

19th century

Port-au-Prince, ca.1800

• 1803 – Siege of Port-au-Prince (1803)
• 1804 – Haitian Declaration of Independence
• 1806 – 17 October: Jean-Jacques Dessalines assassinated near town.
• 1822 – December: Fire.[7]
• 1823 – Academy of Haiti opens.[8]
• 1830 – Population: 26,000 (approximate).[9]
• 1843 – Wesleyan primary school opens.[8]
• 1845 – Le Moniteur Haïtien newspaper begins publication.[10]
• 1848 – April: Massacre of mulattos by order of President Faustin Soulouque.[1]
• 1852 – 18 April: Coronation of Faustin Soulouque as Emperor of Haiti.
• 1859 – La République newspaper begins publication.[10]
• 1860
  • Le Progrès newspaper begins publication.[10]
  • Naval school established.[11]
• 1864 – Place Geffard (park) inaugurated.[1]
• 1881
  • Banque Nationale d'Haïti established.[12]
  • National Palace (Haiti) rebuilt.
• 1890 – Institution Saint-Louis de Gonzague (school) founded.
• 1891 – Marché en Fer established.[13]
• 1894 – L'Écho d'Haïti newspaper begins publication.[10]
• 1898 – Le Nouvelliste newspaper begins publication.[14]
• 1900 – Société Agricole et Industrielle de Port-au-Prince established.[15]

20th century

• 1907 – Le Matin newspaper begins publication.
• 1908 – Sténio Vincent becomes mayor.
• 1915 – 28 July: United States occupation of Haiti begins.[16]
• 1918 – Violette Athletic Club (football club) formed.
• 1919
  • Union School Haiti founded.
  • Battle of Port-au-Prince (1919)
• 1920
  • Population: 120,000 (approximate).[17]
  • Battle of Port-au-Prince (1920)
• 1923 – Racing Club Haïtien (football club) formed.
• 1925 – La Novelle Ronde literary group formed.[18]
• 1926 – Radio station begins broadcasting.[1]
• 1928 – Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, Port-au-Prince dedicated.
• 1929
  • Bowen airfield in operation.[1]
  • Concrete wharf constructed.[1]
• 1930 – Cercle Bellevue Club reopens (approximate date).[19]
• 1932 – Le Peuple newspaper begins publication.[10]
• 1934 – Paramount Cine opens.[20]
• 1935
  • Rex Theatre opens.[20]
  • Hotel Oloffson in business.
• 1940 – National Library of Haiti headquartered in city.[21]
• 1942 – University of Haiti established.
• 1943 – Jazz des Jeunes dance orchestra formed.[22]
• 1944 – Centre d'Art opens.[23]
• 1945 – Institut Français established.[24]
• 1949 – Exposition internationale du bicentenaire de Port-au-Prince held.
• 1950 - Population: 134,117.[25]
• 1956 – Port Administration of Port-au-Prince established.
• 1960 – Jean Deeb becomes mayor.[26]
• 1965 – Duvalier International Airport opens.
• 1971 - Population: 458,675 city; 493,932 urban agglomeration.[27]
• 1979 – Radio Port-au-Prince established.[14]
• 1986 – March: Unrest.
• 1988
  • Université Caraïbe founded.
  • 11 September: St Jean Bosco massacre.

1990s

• 1990
  • Evans Paul elected mayor.
  • June: Irene Ridore becomes mayor.[28]
  • Population: 690,168 (estimate).[29]
• 1991
  • 29 September: 1991 Haitian coup d'état.
  • October: Organization of American States trade embargo begins; city economy slows.[30]
• 1993 – OAS/UN International Civilian Mission in Haiti headquartered in city.[31]
• 1994 – 19 September: United States military intervention begins.
• 1995
  • Manno Charlemagne becomes mayor.[32]
  • Foundation for Knowledge and Liberty headquartered in city.[33]
• 1999 – Population: 990,558.[34]

21st century

2000s

• 2001 – Coup attempt at National Palace.[35]
• 2003 – Population: 704,776.
• 2004
  • 200th anniversary of the Haitian Slave Revolution victory.[36]
  • February: 2004 Haitian coup d'état.[37]
  • 29 February: United Nations Multinational Interim Force begins operating in city.[38]
  • June: United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti headquartered in city.[39]
  • 30 September: Pro-Aristide demonstration turns violent.[38][40]
• 2007 – Jean Yves Jason becomes mayor.
• 2008 – April: Protest against food prices.[41]

2010s

• 2010
  • 12 January: 2010 Haiti earthquake.[42]
  • October: Cholera outbreak begins.
• 2011 – Marché en Fer restored.[13]

See also

• Port-au-Prince history
• Timeline of Haitian history

References

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This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.

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in English

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in French

• Victor Meignan (1878). "Port au Prince". Aux Antilles (in French). Paris: E. Plon et Cie. hdl:2027/nyp.33433067340137.
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• Georges Eddy LUCIEN (2007). "Port au Prince". Port-au Prince (1915-1956) : modernisation manquée : centralisation et dysfonctionnements (in French). Toulouse.

External links

• Items related to Port au Prince, various dates (via Europeana)
• "Port au Prince". Instruments de recherche en ligne. France: Archives nationales d'outre-mer. Items related to Port-au-Prince, 18th century
• Maps of Port au Prince, various dates (via University of Texas)
• Items related to Port-au-Prince, various dates (via New York Public Library)
• Materials related to Port-au-Prince, various dates (via U.S. Library of Congress, Prints & Photos Division)