1806-Dec.
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 elite to maintain control over the republic’s legislative processes.
Source · p. 116, 123
Gaffield, Haitian Connections in the Atlantic World, 116, 123