Charles Riviere-Herard, a cousin of the Haitian…
1840 CE to 1851 CE
Charles Riviere-Herard, a cousin of the Haitian reformer Herard Dumesle, overthrows President Boyer on January 27, 1843, in what is referred to as the Revolution of 1843.
Boyer sails to Jamaica, the destination of other displaced Haitian rulers in the nineteenth century.
The Dominicans take this opportunity to declare their independence.
Boyer's presidency is remarkable for its length, the longest in Haitian history, and for its relative placidity.
During his rule, the nation had been reunited internally and internationally.
However, Boyer's presidency had also seen a hardening of class and social divisions based on skin color and property ownership.
Blacks, who had been excluded from power under Boyer, reasserts themselves after his overthrow.
The subsequent struggle for power leads to a succession of short-lived governments.
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