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1844-Feb.-27

1844-Feb.-27: The eastern side of the island declares independence, establishing the Dominican Republic.

1844-Feb.-27: The eastern side of the island declares independence, establishing the Dominican Republic. This separation ended the period of Haitian rule over the entire island of Hispaniola.

Source Girard, Haiti: The Tumultuous History, 68; Nicholls, From Dessalines to Duvalier, 79