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1820-Oct.-08

1820-Oct.-08: King Henry Christophe takes his own life by shooting himself with a silver bullet as his kingdom collapses.

1820-Oct.-08: King Henry Christophe takes his own life by shooting himself with a silver bullet as his kingdom collapses. His death ended the northern monarchy and allowed President Boyer to unify the entire nation.

Source Girard, Haiti: The Tumultuous History, 58; Nicholls, From Dessalines to Duvalier, 58