State of Haiti

This article is about the specific polity State of Haiti and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

If you are looking for the page with the statistics about this polity you can find it here: All Statistics

Establishment

• October 1806: Jacques I was assassinated on October 17, 1806. Two members of his administration, Alexandre Pétion and Henri Christophe, then assumed power, which led to a split in the country with Pétion leading the southern Republic of Haiti and Christophe leading the northern State of Haiti.

Chronology

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1. War of Christophe´s Secession

On 26 March 1811, Henri Christophe created a kingdom in the north of Haiti and was later proclaimed Henry I, King of Haïti.

• January 1808: Pétion became President of the "Republic of Haïti" in the south.

2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

• March 1811: President Henri was proclaimed King Henry I, thereby dissolving the State of Haiti and creating the Kingdom of Haiti.

Disestablishment

• March 1811: President Henri was proclaimed King Henry I, thereby dissolving the State of Haiti and creating the Kingdom of Haiti.