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1806-12-27

1806-Dec.: A constitutional convention in Port-au-Prince limited the powers of the president and established an elected senate to avoid the “excesses” of the…

1806-Dec.: A constitutional convention in Port-au-Prince limited the powers of the president and established an elected senate to avoid the “excesses” of the Dessalines era. This structure allowed a small, self-perpetuating oligarchy to maintain control over the republic’s legislative processes.

Source  ·  p. 116, 123 Gaffield, Haitian Connections in the Atlantic World, 116, 123