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1847-Mar.-01

1847-Mar.-01: General Faustin Soulouque is elected president of Haiti as a compromise candidate for the mulatto elite.

1847-Mar.-01: General Faustin Soulouque is elected president of Haiti as a compromise candidate for the mulatto elite. The ruling class intended for him to be a puppet leader, but he quickly moved to consolidate his own independent power.

Source  ·  p. 83 Nicholls, From Dessalines to Duvalier, 83