Early 1800s
Early 1800s: President Pétion’s land distribution policy is strategically designed to strengthen his political standing against rivals in the Senate.
Early 1800s: President Pétion’s land distribution policy is strategically designed to strengthen his political standing against rivals in the Senate. By creating a broad class of property owners, he hoped to secure long-term loyalty to the republican government.
Source · p. 54
Nicholls, From Dessalines to Duvalier, 54