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Lieutenant-Governor
Laveaux appointed Toussaint the Lieutenant-Governor of Saint-Domingue -
Commander-In-Chief
Sonthonax appointed Toussaint the commander-in-chief of the French colonial forces -
General Hedouville
General Hédouville arrived in Cap-Français to intimidate Toussaint Louverture -
Commander Toussaint
The generals of the colony met in Port-au-Prince and named Toussaint the lead commander. -
Toussaint Freeing The People
Toussaint invaded Hispaniola and captured Santo Domingo, declaring freedom for all slaves. -
Napoleon Steps In
A French team, sent by Napoleon Bonaparte and led by his brother, arrived in Samana Bay. -
Toussaint's Death
Toussaint died in the French prison of Fort de Joux -
*Haiti Gains Independence*
Dessalines declares Haiti an independent nation and becomes Governor-General -
The Imperial Constitution of 1805
Dessalines makes the first constitution of Haiti as an independent country -
Dessalines Assasination
Dessalines is assassinated at Pont-Rouge by his administration -
Henri Christohe
Henri Christophe names himself President of the State of Haiti -
King Henri I
Christophe is crowned as King Henri I -
A Civil Code
The Kingdom of Haiti establishes the Henri Code -
Death Of Henri
Christophe shoots himself instead of risking assasination -
2010 Earthquake
A major earthquake, 7.0 on the moment magnitude scale, kills over 230,000
