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1843-Jul-02

1843-Jul-02: The black generals Guerrier, Lazare, and Gardel wrote a secret letter to the French foreign minister Guizot requesting a protectorate.

1843-Jul-02: The black generals Guerrier, Lazare, and Gardel wrote a secret letter to the French foreign minister Guizot requesting a protectorate. They argued that the dominance of a small mulatto clique was more harmful to their race than French protection would be.

Source  ·  p. 275 Nicholls, From Dessalines to Duvalier, 275