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Lands and names the island Hispaniola or little spain
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Spain cedes western part of Hispaniola to France, and this becomes Haiti, or Land of Mountain.
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French force led by Napoleon's brother-in-law, Charles Leclerc, fails to conquer Haitian interior.
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Haiti becomes independent; former slave Jean-Jacques Dessalines declares himself emperor
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Dessalines Assassinated and Haiti divided into a black-controlled north and amulatto-ruled south
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Pierre Boyer unifies Haiti, but excludes blacks from power.
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Elected president in Haiti's first free peaceful polls.
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Serious political deadlock; new government named
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Aristide elected president for a second non-consecutive term, amid allegations of irregularities.
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Haiti is approved as a full member of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) trade bloc.
