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Charles Riviere-Herard

Charles Riviere-Herard and Independence of Dominican republic

Charles Riviere-Herard and Independence of Dominican republic

Charles Rivière-Hérard was an officer in the Haitian Army under Alexandre Pétion. He became President of Haiti on 4 April 1843.

Soon after his rise to power, Santo Domingo, staged a revolt. On 27 February 1844, rebels occupied the capital city of Santo Domingo and the following day declared the independence of the Dominican Republic from Haiti.

Charles Rivière-Hérard responded with an army of 25,000 soldiers on 10 March 1844, he entered the new Dominican Republic with the intent of returning the eastern half of the island to Haitian rule.

He was quickly defeated, and forced to retreat with his army back into Haïti.

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President of Haiti,

President of Haiti,

Charles Riviere-Herard was involved in the conspiracy to remove President Jean-Pierre Boyer.

Charles Riviere-Herard came into power as he seized control of the government and declared himself President of Haiti. It was under his presidency that the Dominican Republic that was under Haiti control at the time, declared their independence from Haiti

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Charles Riviere-Herard, Haitian President

Charles Riviere-Herard, Haitian President

Charles Riviere-Herard, a former president of Haiti was know to be an officer in the Haitian Army. He occupied that position under the presidency of Alexandre Petion during his struggles against Henri Christophe.

Charles Riviere-Herard came to this world in the capital city of Port-au-Prince on 16 February 1789.
He as involved in the revolutionaries against the French during the war of Haitian independence and in charge of a battalion of black troops

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Charles Riviere-Herard and the Dominican Republic

Charles Riviere-Herard and the Dominican Republic

Charles Riviere-Herard was the president of Haiti during the occupation of the Dominican Republic. However, soon after he came in to power, Dominican republic declared their independence from Haiti

This took place on 27 February 1844, a group of rebels occupied the capital city of Santo Domingo and the next day declared independence of the Dominican Republic from Haiti.

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