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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