The 'State of Haiti' was the name of the state in northern
Haiti. It was created on
October 17,
1806 following the overthrow of the
Haitian Empire following the assassination of Emperor
Jacques I. The northern State of Haiti was ruled
Henri Christophe originally as ''Provisional Chief of the Haitian Government'' from
October 17,
1806 until
February 17,
1807 when he became ''President of the State of Haiti''.
Alexandre Pétion became the president of the southern
Republic of Haiti. The
1807 constitution for the State of Haiti made the post of president a position for
life with the president having the power to appoint his successor.
On
March 28,
1811 President Henri was proclaimed King Henry I thereby dissolving the State of Haiti and creating the
Kingdom of Haiti.
References
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Constitution of the State of Haiti
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