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59 Moments
1922
President Bornó elected
1919
Assassination of Resistance Leader
1915
US Occupation of Haiti: A Historical Overview.
1902
Uprising against President in Haiti
1862
1859
Establishment of Republic after Emperor's fall
1820
Monarch's Suicide Sparks End of Northern Rule
1811
Henri Christophe Crowned King of Northern Haiti
1805
Adoption of the Haitian Constitution and Emperor Jean-Jacques Dessalines
1804
Formation of the First Independent Black Republic
1791
The 1791 Slave Uprising: Start of Haitian Revolution
Toussaint Louverture: Key Leader in Revolution
1760
Key Sugar Production in French Empire
1715
Coffee production in Haiti
1697
Establishment of Saint-Domingue's French Colony
1685
Expanding Regulations for Enslaved Africans in Haiti
1548
Devastating impact of European colonization on Taino people
1542
New Laws: No Enslavement of Indigenous Peoples
1514
Impact of European Diseases on Indigenous Population
1509
African slaves arrive in Hispaniola
1502
Arrival of Bartolome de las Casas: Critic of Indigenous Mistreatment
1496
Santo Domingo City Founded by Bartholomew Columbus
1493
Establishment of Spanish Colonial Rule in Hispaniola
1492
Encounter with Taíno Indigenous Population
Christopher Columbus establishes La Navidad settlement
1200
The Arrival of the Caribs in Haiti
1000
Establishment of Chiefdoms Across Hispaniola: Focus on Cacicazgo of Xaragua
0600
Development of the Taíno Civilization