Haitian Act of Independence (January 1, 1804): issued by the "Native Army" (Armee indigene) and addressed to the "natives of Haiti" (indigenes d'Haiti); restores the…
Year: 1804 · Places: Ayiti, Europe
SUMMARYHaitian Act of Independence (January 1, 1804): issued by the "Native Army" (Armee indigene) and addressed to the "natives of Haiti" (indigenes d'Haiti); restores the name Haiti; generals swear "to forever renounce France, and to die rather than live under its domination"; "Independence or death." Only known printed original found by Julia Gaffield in the UK National Archives, 2010. Record. Source: Duke University translation.