Haiti: Heads of State: 1804-1820 |
| Gouverneur-général [1] |
| 1 Jan 1804 - 8 Oct 1804 |
Jean-Jacques Dessalines [2] |
| Empereur d'Haïti [3] |
| 8 Oct 1804 - 20 May 1805 |
Jean-Jacques Dessalines [4] |
| Empereur d'Haïti et chef suprême de l'armée par la grâce de Dieu et la loi constitutionnelle de l'état |
| 20 May 1805 - 17 Oct 1806 |
Jean-Jacques Dessalines [4] |
| 17 Oct 1806 - 23 Oct 1806 |
office vacant |
| Chef du Gouvernement [5] |
| 23 Oct 1806 - 17 Feb 1807 |
Henry Christophe [6] |
| Président et généralissime des forces de terre et de mer d'Haïti |
| 17 Feb 1807 - 28 Mar 1811 |
Henry Christophe [7] |
| Par la grâce de Dieu et la loi constitutionnelle de l'état, roi d'Haïti |
| 28 Mar 1811 - 8 Oct 1820 |
Henry Ier (= Henry Christophe) |
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| [1] |
Proclaimed as gouverneur-général à vie de l'île d'Haïti; used the style gouverneur-général in legal documents. |
| [2] |
Original name: Jean-Jacques Duclos. |
| [3] |
The appeal of the army officers for proclamation of Dessalines as empereur and his positive response, backdated to 25 Jan 1804 and 15 Feb 1804 respectively, were announced to the army at Marchand 2 Sep 1804 and followed by public acclamation; formal inauguration of the reign was delayed until the coronation of Dessalines at Cap 8 Oct 1804. |
| [4] |
The name used in the promulgation of the Constitution of 1805 is Jacques Dessalines; legal documents issued in 1804-1806 are normally headed Jacques Ier, Jean-Jacques Ier, Jacques, Empereur Ier d'Haïti or Jean-Jacques Dessalines and normally signed as Dessalines or sometimes as Jacques. |
| [5] |
Proclaimed by the army as chef provisoire du gouvernement haïtien 16 Oct 1807 and accepts the nomination 23 Oct 1807, using chef du gouvernement as a style. |
| [6] |
Original name, possibly: Christopher Henry. |
| [7] |
Elected to the office Président d'Haïti 28 Dec 1806 in République d'Haïti; did not take office and attempted to destroy this polity. |
