Biography of henry christoph?

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biography of henry christophj

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Henri Christophe (October 6, 1767 – October 8, 1820) was a career officer and general in the Haïtian Army. He became President of the State of Haiti on February 17, 1807. He was proclaimed King of Haïti on March 26, 1811. He committed suicide on October 8, 1820.

Born in Grenada, Christophe was brought to Saint Domingue as a slave. He worked in a hotel restaurant, and it is said that he obtained his freedom. In 1779 he may have served with the French Forces in the American Revolution in the Chasseurs-Volontaires de Saint-Domingue, a regiment composed of Gens de couleur at the Siege of Savannah as a drummer boy. A monument is being built to honor this force in Savannah, Georgia.

Christophe distinguished himself in the Haïtian Revolution of 1791, eventually rising to the rank of general in 1802. In 1806 Henri Cristophe was aware of a plot to kill Jean Jaque Dessaline, seeing an opportunity to seize power he did not warn Dessaline. The plot was put in motion by Alexandre Petion who knew that it would be the only way for him to ever attain power because of his weak stature among the indegenous forces. After the assassination Henri Christophe was elected president but with no real powers. Henri feeling insulted retreated to the north and started a kingdom. Henri had suspected that he too would be next to be assassinated and this was the reason he was given a title with no powers.

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