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1848

1848: Finance Minister Salomon attempts to establish a state monopoly on coffee exports and the handling of all imported goods.

1848: Finance Minister Salomon attempts to establish a state monopoly on coffee exports and the handling of all imported goods. This ambitious economic plan was intended to reclaim revenue from foreign speculators and increase the state’s financial independence.

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