1843-Mar.
1843-Mar.: The Praslin Revolution overthrows Jean-Pierre Boyer, ending the longest presidency in Haitian history.
1843-Mar.: The Praslin Revolution overthrows Jean-Pierre Boyer, ending the longest presidency in Haitian history. The fall of Boyer initiated a long period of political instability and military coups.
Source
Girard, Haiti: The Tumultuous History, 68; Trouillot, Haiti: State Against Nation, 48; Nicholls, From Dessalines to Duvalier, 76