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1808

1808: Henry Christophe introduces a tax on imported sugar to protect and encourage national manufacturers.

1808: Henry Christophe introduces a tax on imported sugar to protect and encourage national manufacturers. This early industrial policy aimed to reduce the northern state’s dependence on foreign refined sugar.

Source  ·  p. 52 Nicholls, From Dessalines to Duvalier, 52