Editing Government of Haiti (section)

=== 19th century ===
[[Jean-Jacques Dessalines]] was the first leader of free and independent Haiti under the 1805 constitution. He was initially regarded as governor-general, then later called himself Emperor Jacques I of Haiti. His regime lasted two and half years (1804-1806) and ended with his assassination by disaffected leaders of his administration.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kreyol.com/history005.html|title=Haiti - History|website=kreyol.com|access-date=2017-05-17}}</ref> In 1806, [[Constituent Assembly]] created a new constitution and appointed [[Henri Christophe]] to a four-year term as President of the Republic of Haiti. The following year, the Battle of Sibert ended with the division of Haiti into the southern [[Republic of Haiti]] under Alexandre Pétion and the northern [[State of Haiti]] under Christophe.<ref>{{Cite book|title=The armorial of Haiti symbols of nobility in the reign of Henry Christophe : College of Arms manuscript JP 177|last1=Clive|first1=Cheesman|last2=Marie-Lucie|first2=Vendryes|last3=Michaëlle|first3=Jean|date=2007|publisher=College of Arms|isbn=9780950698021|oclc=496738068}}</ref> In 1818, Pétion died of a fever and [[Jean-Pierre Boyer]], Chief of the Presidential Guard, was appointed President-for-Life of the Republic of Haiti. After Christophe committed suicide in 1820, Boyer promulgates the Republican Constitution in Christophe's northern state. This resulted in the unification of northern and southern Haiti. In 1822, Boyer arrives in [[Santo Domingo]] and declares control over the entire island of [[Hispaniola]]. Under Boyer, King [[Charles X of France]] signs an ordinance which conditionally recognizes Haiti's independence and imposes a [[Haiti indemnity controversy|150 million franc indemnity]] on the Haitian government. This debt plagued Haiti's economy for generations. in 1843, President Boyer was overthrown and fled to Paris in exile.<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Columbia encyclopedia|last=Paul|first=Lagasse|date=2000-01-01|publisher=Columbia University Press|isbn=9780787650155|oclc=807606124|url=https://archive.org/details/columbiaencyclop00laga}}</ref> The [[1843 Constitution of Haiti|1843 Constitution]] was established and [[Charles Riviere-Hérard]] was appointed President of Haiti. Under Riviere-Hèrard, the [[Dominican Republic]] declared its independence from Haiti.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Border Disputes|last=Brunet-Jailly|first=Emmanuel|date=2015|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=9781610690249|oclc=915418557}}</ref>