Military Dictatorship and Civil Rule in Haiti: A

Chronology

On the 1st of January 1806, following a successful slave rebellion led by Touissant L’Ouverture, Haiti became the first independent ‘black’ republic in modern history. Since then, Haiti has been a nation plagued by unrelenting political and military turbulence. The instability of the Haitian government has walloped most attempts at economic and social reform focused on encouraging development on the small island state. The following chronology of the political and military volatility that has troubled the small Caribbean francophone nation since its inception provides some sense of how Haiti arrived at its current position.

November 18th 1803
Following an 11 year conflict against the colonizing French, the Haitian rebellion devastates the French army at the Battle of Vertières, resulting in the formation of the Republic of Haiti three years later.

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This analysis was prepared by COHA Research Associate Matayo Moshi