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First Empire of Haiti

1804 – 1806 CE · about 2 years

The First Empire of Haiti was proclaimed by Jean-Jacques Dessalines, leader of the Haitian Revolution, after independence from France. He crowned himself Emperor Jacques I. He was assassinated in 1806 and the country split into a northern state and a southern republic.

Key facts

Dates1804 – 1806 CE
RegionThe Americas
ContinentAmericas
Typeself-proclaimed empire
CapitalPort-au-Prince
FounderJacques I (Dessalines)
Religion(s)Catholicism, Vodou

Before & after

Followed by

Second Empire of Haiti

Sources

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