Alexandre Petion's Leadership In Haiti

Leadership is extraordinary difficult task that some are capable of and some are not. When we look t back at the leadership during the Haitian Revoluntoriny we can see it was terribly considering how the country was in shambles. Haiti was left to defend itself and many were still hostile about the situation and many just wanted to forget it. But still, does who wanted something better for Haiti decide to change history and give the people of Haiti a better future.
Alexandre Petion processed a trait that fueled his position to be a great leader. It attracted many people to be inspired by his never ending fight to being democracy back to Haiti. Like many leaders Petion clashed with other political ideas. Like Henry Christophe who wanted absolute power. And because of it, Christophe believe in order to become a leader he must first established a state of his own. Just like Petion who claimed his power by declaring President for Life in the south of Haiti, and Christophe declare himself King of Haiti in the north. …show more content…
Under his leadership he rarely imposes any type of change. He didn’t expect anything from the people but still manage to keep the peace. His economy strategy was simple: people would rule themselves. Petion focus mainly on the solider and supporter who he believes deserve better treatment than others. He somehow divided the wealthy who were flourishing in the coffee trade then on the poor who couldn’t even afford to buy land. This system not only hurt the country agriculture but affected export and revenue for the country. Dispute his lack of democracy during that time, Petion always believe in the importance of an education. He wanted people to understand the true meaning behind freedom and