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.[2][1]
 - 1778 – Foundation of the theatre 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.[4]
 
19th century

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| Pre-Columbian Haiti (before 1492) | 
| Captaincy General of Santo Domingo (1492–1625) | 
| Taíno genocide | 
| Saint-Domingue (1625–1804) | 
| First Empire of Haiti (1804–1806) | 
| North Haiti (1806–1820) | 
| South Haiti (1806–1820) | 
| Republic of Haiti (1820–1849) | 
| Second Empire of Haiti (1849–1859) | 
| Republic of Haiti (1859–1957) | 
| Duvalier dynasty (1957–1986) | 
| Anti-Duvalier protest movement | 
| Republic of Haiti (1986–present) | 
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- 1803 – Siege of Port-au-Prince (1803)
 - 1804 – Haitian Declaration of Independence
 - 1806 – 17 October: Jean-Jacques Dessalines assassinated near town.
 - 1822 – December: Fire.[6]
 - 1823 – Academy of Haiti opens.[7]
 - 1830 – Population: 26,000 (approximate).[8]
 - 1834 - Port-au-Prince Cosmorama held.[2]
 - 1843 – Wesleyan primary school opens.[7]
 - 1845 – Le Moniteur Haïtien newspaper begins publication.[9]
 - 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.[9]
 - 1860
 - 1864 – Place Geffard (park) inaugurated.[1]
 - 1872 - Port international de Port-au-Prince in operation.
 - 1881
- National Bank of Haiti established.[11]
 - National Palace (Haiti) rebuilt.
 
 - 1885 - Population: (estimated) 20,000.[2]
 - 1890 – Institution Saint-Louis de Gonzague (school) founded.
 - 1891 – Marché en Fer established.[12]
 - 1894 – L'Écho d'Haïti newspaper begins publication.[9]
 - 1898 – Le Nouvelliste newspaper begins publication.[13]
 - 1900 – Société Agricole et Industrielle de Port-au-Prince established.[14]
 
20th century
- 1907 – Le Matin newspaper begins publication.
 - 1908 – Sténio Vincent becomes mayor.
 - 1910 - Population: 61,000.(estimate).[15]
 - 1915 – 28 July: United States occupation of Haiti begins.[16]
 - 1918 – Violette Athletic Club (football club) formed.
 - 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
 - 1930 – Cercle Bellevue Club reopens (approximate date).[19]
 - 1932 – Le Peuple newspaper begins publication.[9]
 - 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.[13]
 - 1983 - University of Port-au-Prince founded.
 - 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]
 - Université Notre Dame d'Haïti founded.
 
 - 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.[12]
 
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Marley 2005.
 - ^ a b c d Britannica 1885.
 - ^ Robert Freke Gould (1887), "West Indies", History of Freemasonry, London: Thomas C. Jack, 
Reunion Disiree
 - ^ a b * Thomas Madiou (1847). Histoire d'Haïti, Tome I (in French).
 - ^ Carl Ludwig Lokke (1942). "New Light on London Merchant Investments in St. Domingue". Hispanic American Historical Review. 22 (4): 670–676. doi:10.1215/00182168-22.4.670. JSTOR 2506770.
 - ^ Edwards 1832.
 - ^ a b Rayford W. Logan (1930). "Education in Haiti". Journal of Negro History. 15 (4): 401–460. doi:10.2307/2714206. JSTOR 2714206. S2CID 149726775.
 - ^ James Redpath (1861), A Guide to Hayti, Boston: Haytian Bureau of Emigration, 221 Washington St., OCLC 2609119, OL 6916611M
 - ^ a b c d e "Port-au-Prince (Haiti) Newspapers". WorldCat. USA: Online Computer Library Center. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
 - ^ John E. Baur (1954). "The Presidency of Nicolas Geffrard of Haiti". The Americas. 10.
 - ^ Jacques Nicolas Léger (1907), Haiti: her history and her detractors, New York: Neale Publishing Co., OL 23302652M
 - ^ a b "A Symbol of Hope for Haiti, a Landmark Again Stands Tall". New York Times. 10 January 2011.
 - ^ a b South America, Central America and the Caribbean 2003. London: Europa Publications. 2002. ISBN 1857431383.
 - ^ "Republique d'Haiti", Annuaire de législation étrangère, vol. 30, Paris: Cotillon, 1901
 - ^ Britannica 1910.
 - ^ Gendarmerie d'Haïti (1921), Lessons in Haitian Creole with some information regarding the Republic of Haiti, Port-au-Prince, Haiti: E. Chenet, OL 7046974M
 - ^ Harry Johnston (1920). "Haiti: The Home of Twin Republics". National Geographic Magazine. 38. USA. hdl:2027/njp.32101077278131.
 - ^ Matthew J. Smith (2009), Red & Black in Haiti: Radicalism, Conflict, and Political Change, 1934–1957, University of North Carolina Press, ISBN 9780807894156
 - ^ "Internal Scrap Halted Fashionable Ball", Afro American, Baltimore, Maryland, 12 July 1930
 - ^ a b "Movie Theaters in Port-au-Prince, Haiti". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
 - ^ Wedgeworth, Robert (1993). World Encyclopedia of Library and Information Services. ISBN 9780838906095.
 - ^ Gage Averill (1989). "Haitian Dance Bands, 1915–1970: Class, Race, and Authenticity". Latin American Music Review. 10 (2): 203–235. doi:10.2307/779951. JSTOR 779951.
 - ^ Pierre Monosiet (February 1975). "Art in Haiti". Black World.
 - ^ "Presentation" (in French). Port au Prince: Institut Français de Haiti. Archived from the original on 8 October 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
 - ^ "Population of capital city and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1955. New York: Statistical Office of the United Nations.
 - ^ "Port-au-Prince Mayor Named", New York Times, 23 June 1960
 - ^ United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office (1976). "Population of capital city and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1975. New York: United Nations. pp. 253–279.
 - ^ Howard W. French (7 October 1990). "A Haitian Mayor's Credo: No Work, No Pay". New York Times.
 - ^ United Nations Department for Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis, Statistics Division (1997). "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". 1995 Demographic Yearbook. New York: United Nations. pp. 262–321.
 - ^ Ralph Pezzullo (2006), Plunging into Haiti: Clinton, Aristide, and the defeat of diplomacy, Jackson, Miss.: University Press of Mississippi, ISBN 1578068606
 - ^ "Background". United Nations Mission in Haiti, 1993–1996. United Nations. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
 - ^ Daniel Balderston; Mike Gonzalez; Ana M. López, eds. (2000). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Latin American and Caribbean Cultures. Routledge. ISBN 9780415131889.
 - ^ "Fokal". Port au Prince: Fokal. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
 - ^ "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 2011. United Nations Statistics Division. 2012.
 - ^ "Haiti Profile: Timeline". BBC News. 31 October 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
 - ^ Wilner Auguste (December 2004). "Despite Haiti's Problems, Bicentennial of Slave Victory Celebrated Worldwide". Boston Haitian Reporter. USA: Boston Neighborhood News, Inc.
 - ^ "Embattled Aristide quits Haiti". BBC News. 29 February 2004.
 - ^ a b Nations, United (October 2006). Yearbook of the United Nations 2004. Department of Public Information, United Nations. ISBN 9211009669.
 - ^ "United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti". Peacekeeping Operations. United Nations. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
 - ^ Kovats-Bernat 2006.
 - ^ Robert T. Buckman (2012). "Haiti". Latin America. World Today Series. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1610488877.
 - ^ "On This Day", New York Times, retrieved May 30, 2015
 
This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.
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in English
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