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Jan 1, 1492
Columbus Arrives
Columbus landed on Ayiti and claimed it for Spain. He renamed it Hispaniola, and it was the first Spanish settlement in America. -
St. Domingue
Spain gave the western third of Hispaniola to France. It was called St. Domingue. -
Haiti
The salves of St. Domingue formed a rebellion and overthrew their masters. They established the first independent Black republic known as Haiti. -
France Recognition
France recognized Haiti after they were payed for it. -
U.S. Recognition
The United States finally recognized Haiti, but only after slave-holding states had seceded from the Union. -
The U.S. Steps In
U.S. marines invaded Haiti using political instability as justification. They took control of Haiti's finances and rewrote their constitution as well. -
U.S. Leaves
The U.S finally pulled out of Haiti. -
President
Francois Duvalier was elected president in Haiti, and he was supported by the Haitian army and the U.S. government. -
New President
Francois Duvalier died, but he had handed over the presidency to his son Jean-Claude. -
African Swine Fever
A disease known as African swine fever killed some pigs in Haiti. The U.S. then decided to slaughter the entire pig population to hopefully get rid of it. It caused the Haitians to be even worse off than before. -
Exile
A U.S. Air Force jet flew Duvalier and his family to exile in France since he had no support. -
Election Day
During Election Day, soldiers went from poll station to poll station firing at voters with machine guns. The election was canceled. -
Father Aristide
While people at Aristide's church were singing, men shot at the church with machine guns. Some people died, and more were wounded, but the church then burned to the ground. -
Elections Again
Elections were going to be held, and Aristide announced that he was going to be a candidate. -
Aristide Won
When Election Day rolled around, thousand of Haitians showed to vote for Aristide. He won with 67% of the votes. -
Exile
Aristide was forced into exile after the Hatian army stage a coup d'état. -
Prime Minister
Marc Bazin was installed as prime minister. He was the U.S. favorite, but the army was still in control. -
The Accord
President Aristide and Raoul Cédras signed an accord. Raoul Cédras was the military leader. It was agreed that Aristide would return to Haiti as president on October 30, 1993, but it didn't happen. The military was supposed to remain in power until October 15, but they never gave up their power. -
Refugee Crisis
President Aristide held a conference so he could address the refugee crisis. -
Compromise
The Clinton administration wanted Aristide to appoint a new prime minister, but Aristide refused.
