Haiti By natalie_1218 Dec 5, 1492 Haiti is discovered History of Haitiby Christopher Columbus Feb 6, 1503 First settlement on Tortuga History of Haiti Feb 6, 1670 FIrst French settlement Feb 6, 1749 Port-Au-Prince founded Aug 22, 1791 Slave Revolt Feb 4, 1794 Slavery Abolished Jan 1, 1804 Jean-Jacques declares Haiti independent nation Feb 6, 1806 Jean-Jacques assasinated splitting Haiti into two states Feb 6, 1820 Jean-Pierre Boyer unifies Haiti into one nation Feb 6, 1863 President Lincoln trades with Haiti for the first time Feb 6, 1930 First Democratic election Feb 6, 1957 Francois Duvalier elected President Feb 6, 1971 Francois Duvalier dies, leaving his son in charge Feb 6, 1990 Jean-Bertrand Aristide becomes President Feb 6, 2006 René Préval elected President Jan 12, 2010 Earthquake devestates Haiti Earthquake Information
