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1806-Sept.-02

1806-Sept.-02: The imperial government imposes a 10-percent tax on imports alongside a new tax on coffee exports.

1806-Sept.-02: The imperial government imposes a 10-percent tax on imports alongside a new tax on coffee exports. These measures were intended to raise revenue but increased the hostility of the commercial and landowning classes.

Source  ·  p. 37 Nicholls, From Dessalines to Duvalier, 37