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1811

1811: Henry Christophe is proclaimed King Henry I and transforms the northern state into a monarchy.

1811: Henry Christophe is proclaimed King Henry I and transforms the northern state into a monarchy. He retained the black and red flag of the empire as a symbol of his autocratic and independent authority.

Source  ·  p. 33 Nicholls, From Dessalines to Duvalier, 33