1806
After the assassination of Dessalines at Pont Rouge on October 17, 1806, the country is divided in two for 14 years; the north ruled by Henri Christophe and the south and west ruled by Alexandre Pétion. Pétion immediately reverts to the blue and red flag of 1804, to which he adds the inscription “L’union fait la force (strength in unity). At the center, the coat of arms of the Republic, adorned with the Phrygian hat (liberty cap), is placed on a white square background. This flag will be hoisted at the National Palace for 158 years, until 1964.
