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Dominican Republic and Haiti compared
Two sourced records set beside each other — the figures each nation publishes, and the events each chronicle records of the other. Compared, never graded.
1844 — The Dominican Republic declares itself independent of Haiti
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- 2026-08-11
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6 events in which either nation’s sourced chronicle names the other — including under earlier names of the same state. Each is the same record, with the same sources, as on its own chronicle; nothing here was written for this page.
- 1804 CE
Independence of Haiti
After defeating France, the formerly enslaved people of Saint-Domingue proclaim Haiti, the first nation founded by a successful slave revolt, reshaping the whole island.
Independence · from the Dominican Republic chronicle · A Divided Island and the French Era · Hispaniola
- 1821 CE
Boyer unifies Hispaniola
After Santo Domingo declares independence, Haitian forces move east and govern the whole island — a republic of former slaves administering the oldest European colony in the Americas.
Politics & Power · from the Haiti chronicle · Kingdom, Republic, and the Indemnity · Haiti country profile
- 1822 CE
Haitian unification of the island
President Jean-Pierre Boyer occupies the east and unifies all Hispaniola under Haiti for twenty-two years, abolishing slavery but alienating much of the Dominican population.
Politics & Power · from the Dominican Republic chronicle · Haitian Rule and Dominican Independence · History of the Dominican Republic
- 27 Feb 1844
Dominican independence from Haiti
The Trinitarios rise in Santo Domingo, expel the Haitian garrison, and proclaim the Dominican Republic, the date still marked as national independence day.
Independence · from the Dominican Republic chronicle · Haitian Rule and Dominican Independence · History of the Dominican Republic, Juan Pablo Duarte
- 1844 CE
Dominican Republic secedes
The eastern, Spanish-speaking part of Hispaniola breaks from Haitian rule to form the independent Dominican Republic.
Politics & Power · from the Haiti chronicle · Kingdom, Republic, and the Indemnity · Hispaniola
- 2013 CE
Citizenship ruling on Haitian descent
A constitutional court ruling affecting the nationality of Dominicans of Haitian descent draws international criticism and underscores the fraught relationship with Haiti.
Peoples & Migration · from the Dominican Republic chronicle · The Modern Tourism Republic · History of the Dominican Republic