... up on how the country would be ruled. By not defining how and whom the role of presidency belonged and how it was chosen, led anyone to declare themselves president and change the constitution to fulfill their needs and wants. The changes of the types of government throughout history, made Haiti unstable due to the fact they had no proper legislature to govern the country. For example, the Mulatto Boyerist Elite Group took over the country and began to rule vicariously form 1843-1847. This group placed Old black men into power because of their influence and old age wisdom. However, due to their age, the old black men that came into power, such as Phillipe Guerrier, died very early on in their term and ignored the new constitution. Also leaders like Christophe and Petion, split the country in half and created a barrier between the people of Haiti. Due to ...

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