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Jean-Pierre Boyer
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Jean-Pierre Boyer was a Haitian military officer and statesman. He was one of the leaders of the Haitian Revolution, and served as the president of Haiti from 1818 to 1843. He reunited the north and s
Boyer in 1825
Boyer in 1825
c. 1818 painting of Boyer being sworn in as president at the Palace of Haiti
c. 1818 painting of Boyer being sworn in as president at the Palace of Haiti
Henri Christophe
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Henri Christophe was a key leader in the Haitian Revolution and the only monarch of the Kingdom of Haiti.
Jean-Pierre Boyer
…Haitian independence on 1 January 1804. He established himself as Emperor Jacques I. He was assassinated by opponents in 1806. Alexandre Pétion and Henri Christophe competed to rule Haiti, and represented the split between the urban mulatto elite of the South and the black former slaves of the North, respectively…
Portrait by Richard Evans, c. 1816
Portrait by Richard Evans, c. 1816
Equestrian statue of Henri Christophe in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince
Equestrian statue of Henri Christophe in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince
Haitian gourde coin with portrait of Henry I in the style of a Roman solidus, minted c. 1820.
Haitian gourde coin with portrait of Henry I in the style of a Roman solidus, minted c. 1820.
In this portrait painted by Johann Gottfried Eiffe, a German artist in the Royal Court, Henry wears the grand cross of the Royal and Military Order of
In this portrait painted by Johann Gottfried Eiffe, a German artist in the Royal Court, Henry wears the grand cross of the Royal and Military Order of St. Henry (Ordre Royal et Militaire de Saint Henry)