Historical Organization
Kingdom of France
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Charles X conditions recognition of Haitian independence on a colonial indemnity
📅 17 April 1825By royal ordinance, Charles X offered recognition of Haitian independence on condition that Haiti pay 150 million francs to former French colonists, many of whom had enslaved people, and grant...
French troops land at Sidi Fredj, beginning the invasion of Algiers
📅 14 June 1830A French expeditionary force landed at Sidi Fredj, west of Algiers, launching the invasion of the Regency of Algiers. French official accounts often framed the expedition through a diplomatic...
Haiti and France sign a new treaty over the independence indemnity
📅 12 February 1838The treaty signed in Port-au-Prince on 12 February 1838 recognized Haiti as a free, sovereign, and independent state while restructuring the indemnity imposed in 1825. Its first article fixed the...
France and Haiti revise the independence indemnity but retain the debt
📅 12 February 1838The treaty signed at Port-au-Prince reduced the remaining indemnity owed by Haiti to 60 million francs and set a long repayment schedule. It confirmed Haitian sovereignty in formal diplomatic terms...