1804 AD–1805 AD
Haitian independence and first constitution
Law & constitutions · Independencia, ciudadanía y derecho antiesclavista
The 1804 Act of Independence and the 1805 Constitution articulated a new state order after the Haitian Revolution. Their provisions must be read amid war, threat of colonial restoration, and deep internal tensions, not as an already settled uniform model of citizenship.
Precision, calendar, and review
- Start
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- End
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- Calendar and convention
- Historical-era years; the source calendar is not identified. No conversion of days is assumed.
- Year zero
- The scale goes from 1 BCE to 1 CE without year zero. Changing era names changes labels only.
- Documentary review
- Date not recorded
Reading the date: duration of a process.
Sources
- www.loc.gov (opens in a new tab)
Source provenance and scope
- Publication date
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- Bibliographic date checked
- 2026-09-23
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