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1849-Aug.-26

1849-Aug.-26: President Soulouque is formally proclaimed Emperor Faustin I, establishing the Second Empire of Haiti.

1849-Aug.-26: President Soulouque is formally proclaimed Emperor Faustin I, establishing the Second Empire of Haiti. His coronation was intended to restore the prestige and autocratic military order seen under earlier black leaders.

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