Il y a 199 ans, la « dette de l’indépendance »: Un règlement de compte néocolonial et esclavagiste (1825-1922)
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Il y a 199 ans, la « dette de l’indépendance »: Un règlement de compte néocolonial et esclavagiste (1825-1922)
Subject
Anti-slavery movements
Creator
Kristen Walker
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Publication Date
2024
Publisher
Public University of Nippes
Document Type
Journal article
Language
English
Region
Haiti
Access
Open Access
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Abstract
Il y a 199 ans, en juillet 1825, le paiement d’une indemnité coloniale dite « dette de l’indépendance » a été imposé par l’ancienne métropole à Haïti. Il s’agit d’un fait politique et économique aux lourds impacts pour le devenir de la nation1 . Le principe de cette créance française est assurément lié à l’indépendance proclamée par la population d’Haïti 21 ans plus tôt, en 1804. Il est également lié à l’abolition générale de l’esclavage, décrétée encore bien plus tôt, en 1793, dans la alors « Partie française de Saint-Domingue » et confirmée en février 1794 par l’État français aux prises, en métropole, avec une révolution.
199 years ago, in July 1825, the payment of a colonial indemnity known as the "independence debt" was imposed on Haiti by the former colonial power. This was a political and economic event with profound consequences for the future of the nation . The principle of this French debt is undoubtedly linked to the independence proclaimed by the people of Haiti 21 years earlier, in 1804. It is also linked to the general abolition of slavery, decreed even earlier, in 1793, in the then "French Part of Saint-Domingue," and confirmed in February 1794 by the French state, which was grappling with a revolution in metropolitan France.
199 years ago, in July 1825, the payment of a colonial indemnity known as the "independence debt" was imposed on Haiti by the former colonial power. This was a political and economic event with profound consequences for the future of the nation . The principle of this French debt is undoubtedly linked to the independence proclaimed by the people of Haiti 21 years earlier, in 1804. It is also linked to the general abolition of slavery, decreed even earlier, in 1793, in the then "French Part of Saint-Domingue," and confirmed in February 1794 by the French state, which was grappling with a revolution in metropolitan France.
Citation
Kristen Walker, “Il y a 199 ans, la « dette de l’indépendance »: Un règlement de compte néocolonial et esclavagiste (1825-1922),” ICMGLT Digital Library, accessed June 12, 2026, https://icmglt.org/library/items/show/466.