Timeline of Port au Prince

Prior to 19th century

1749 – Port-au-Prince designated capital of French Saint-Domingue.

1751 – 21 November: 1751 Port-au-Prince earthquake.

1770 – 3 June: 1770 Port-au-Prince earthquake.

1783 – Freemasons lodge established.

1793 – 23 September: Town renamed "Port-Républicain."

1794 – June: British forces take town.

1797 – Bertrand Littledale & Co. established.

1798 – May: British forces withdraw.

19th century

1804 – Haitian Revolution.

1806 – 17 October: Jean-Jacques Dessalines assassinated near town.

1822 – December: Fire.

1823 – Academy of Haiti opens.

1830 – Population: 26,000 (approximate).

1843 – Wesleyan primary school opens.

1845 – Le Moniteur Haitien newspaper begins publication.

1848 – April: Massacre of mulattos by order of President Faustin Soulouque.

1852 – 18 April: Coronation of Faustin Soulouque as Emperor of Haiti.

1859 – La République newspaper begins publication.

1860

Le Progrès newspaper begins publication.

Naval school established.

1864 – Place Geffard (park) inaugurated.

1881

Banque Nationale d'Haiti established.

National Palace (Haiti) rebuilt.

1890 – Institution Saint-Louis de Gonzague (school) founded.

1891 – Marché en Fer established.

1894 – L'echo d'Haiti newspaper begins publication.

1898 – Le Nouvelliste newspaper begins publication.

20th century

1900 – Société Agricole et Industrielle de Port-au-Prince established.

1907 – Le Matin newspaper begins publication.

1908 – Sténio Vincent becomes mayor.

1915 – 28 July: United States occupation of Haiti begins.

1918 – Violette A.C. (football club) formed.

1919

Union School Haiti founded.

Battle of Port-au-Prince (1919)

1920

Population: 120,000 (approximate).

Battle of Port-au-Prince (1920)

1923 – RC Haïtien (football club) formed.

1925 – La Novelle Ronde literary group formed.

1926 – Radio station begins broadcasting.

1928 – Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, Port-au-Prince dedicated.

1929

Bowen airfield in operation.

Concrete wharf constructed.

1930 – Cercle Bellevue Club reopens (approximate date).

1932 – Le Peuple newspaper begins publication.

1934 – Paramount Cine opens.

1935

Rex Theatre opens.

Hotel Oloffson in business.

1940 – National Library of Haiti headquartered in city.

1942 – University of Haiti established.

1943 – Jazz des Jeunes dance orchestra formed.

1944 – Centre d'Art opens.

1945 – Institut Français established.

1949 – Exposition internationale du bicentenaire de Port-au-Prince held.

1956 – Port Administration of Port-au-Prince established.

1960 – Jean Deeb becomes mayor.

1965 – Duvalier International Airport opens.

1979 – Radio Port-au-Prince established.

1986 – March: Unrest.

1988

Université Caraïbe founded.

11 September: St Jean Bosco massacre.

1990s

1990

Evans Paul elected mayor.

June: Irene Ridore becomes mayor.

1991

29 September: 1991 Haitian coup d'état.

October: Organization of American States trade embargo begins; city economy slows.

1993 – OAS/UN International Civilian Mission in Haiti headquartered in city.

1994 – 19 September: United States military intervention begins.

1995

Manno Charlemagne becomes mayor.

Foundation for Knowledge and Liberty headquartered in city.

1999 – Population: 990,558.

2000s

2001 – Coup attempt at National Palace.

2003 – Population: 704,776.

2004

200th anniversary of the Haitian Slave Revolution victory.

February: 2004 Haitian coup d'état.

29 February: United Nations Multinational Interim Force begins operating in city.

June: United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti headquartered in city.

30 September: Pro-Aristide demonstration turns violent.

2007 – Jean Yves Jason becomes mayor.

2008 – April: Protest against food prices.

2010s

2010

12 January: 2010 Haiti earthquake.

October: Cholera outbreak begins.

2011 – Marché en Fer restored.