State of Haiti
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The State of Haiti was the name of the state in northern Haiti
. It was created on October 17, 1806 following the overthrow of the Empire of Haiti following the assassination of Emperor Jacques I
. The northern State of Haiti was ruled by Henri Christophe
originally as Provisional Chief of the Haitian Government from October 17, 1806 until February 17, 1807 when he became President of the State of Haiti. Alexandre Pétion
became the president of the southern Republic of Haiti. The 1807 constitution for the State of Haiti made the post of president a position for life
with the president having the power to appoint his successor.
On March 28, 1811 President Henri was proclaimed King Henry I thereby dissolving the State of Haiti and creating the Kingdom of Haiti
.
Haiti
Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...
. It was created on October 17, 1806 following the overthrow of the Empire of Haiti following the assassination of Emperor Jacques I
Jean-Jacques Dessalines
Jean-Jacques Dessalines was a leader of the Haitian Revolution and the first ruler of an independent Haiti under the 1801 constitution. Initially regarded as Governor-General, Dessalines later named himself Emperor Jacques I of Haiti...
. The northern State of Haiti was ruled by Henri Christophe
Henri Christophe
Henri Christophe was a key leader in the Haitian Revolution, winning independence from France in 1804. On 17 February 1807, after the creation of a separate nation in the north, Christophe was elected President of the State of Haiti...
originally as Provisional Chief of the Haitian Government from October 17, 1806 until February 17, 1807 when he became President of the State of Haiti. Alexandre Pétion
Alexandre Pétion
Alexandre Sabès Pétion was President of the Republic of Haiti from 1806 until his death. He is considered as one of Haiti's founding fathers, together with Toussaint Louverture, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, and his rival Henri Christophe.-Early life:Pétion was born in Port-au-Prince to a Haitian...
became the president of the southern Republic of Haiti. The 1807 constitution for the State of Haiti made the post of president a position for life
President for Life
President for Life is a title assumed by some dictators to remove their term limit, in the hope that their authority, legitimacy, and term will never be disputed....
with the president having the power to appoint his successor.
On March 28, 1811 President Henri was proclaimed King Henry I thereby dissolving the State of Haiti and creating the Kingdom of Haiti
Kingdom of Haiti
The Kingdom of Haiti was the state established by Henri Christophe on March 28, 1811 when he was proclaimed King Henri I having previously ruled as president. This was Haiti's second attempt at monarchal rule as Jean-Jacques Dessalines had previously ruled over the Empire of Haiti...
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