đź“… 17 April 1825
Charles X issued an ordinance recognizing Haiti’s independence on the condition that Haiti compensate former colonists, including for the loss of enslaved people claimed as property. The imposed...
đź“… 17 April 1825
Charles X’s ordinance recognized Haiti’s independence while requiring Haiti to pay 150 million francs in five annual installments to compensate former colonists for property losses. The ordinance...
đź“… 11 Juli 1825
On 8 July, President Boyer accepted the French terms while requesting revisions; the Senate registered the commitment on 11 July. A French squadron carrying hundreds of cannon had threatened a...
đź“… 6 Mei 1826
The Code Rural, issued at the National Palace on 6 May 1826, sought to bind cultivators to plantation production through contracts and rural policing. Later scholarship documents penalties for...
đź“… 9 Februari 1822
On 9 February 1822, Haitian president Jean-Pierre Boyer issued a proclamation announcing the union of the eastern departments of Cibao and Ozama with the Republic of Haiti. It stated that “on this...
đź“… 12 Februari 1838
The 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...
đź“… 27 Februari 1844
On 27 February 1844, Dominican independence was proclaimed, ending the 1822 political union with Haiti. The break followed years of political and social conflict, including disputes over...
đź“… 17 April 1825
By 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...
đź“… 12 Februari 1838
The 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...
đź“… 8 Oktober 1820
After illness, paralysis, and growing opposition, Henry Christophe died on 8 October 1820 as unrest spread through the northern kingdom. His death opened the way for the northern state to rejoin the...
đź“… 26 Oktober 1820
Jean-Pierre Boyer entered Cap-Haïtien and issued a proclamation calling for national unity after Christophe’s death and the collapse of the northern monarchy. The northern state joined the republic,...
đź“… 17 April 1825
King Charles X’s ordinance of 17 April 1825 offered diplomatic recognition of Haiti on condition that the Haitian state pay 150 million francs to compensate former colonists for property lost...
đź“… 11 Juli 1825
President Jean-Pierre Boyer accepted the French terms on 11 July after negotiations conducted under the threat of a naval force. France recognized Haitian independence, but Haiti was required to...
