The Boyer Revolution in Haiti

The rise of these young liberals culminated in 18 forty two, which just so happened to follow a massive earthquake hitting lacap that killed something like half the population. The new generation had been born free in independent haiti, and they were tired of listening to old veterans of the revolution justify their petty despotism with appeals to service records. After 25 years in power, it took maybe two months of armed insurrection to oust boyet,. He abdicated the presidency in march of 18 forty three. And what would become a time honored tradition for hatian presidents, boyet boarded a boat to kingston, jamaica. From there he moved on paris, where he died in exile