Reform Revolution (Haiti)

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Reform Revolution of 1843

Date	January 27 – March 26, 1843 (1843-01-27 – 1843-03-26)
Location	Hispaniola
Participants	Dominicans and Haitians
Outcome	Abdication of Jean-Pierre Boyer Ascension of Charles Rivière-Hérard to the presidency of Haiti

The Reform Revolution also known simply as the Reformation —was an armed revolutionary movement that took place on the island of Hispaniola in 1843, which brought the end of the 25-year long dictatorial reign of Jean-Pierre Boyer (1818–1843), one of the longest-ruling Latin American heads of state of the 19th century. The immediate origin of the rebellion lay in the financial burden imposed by France and the authoritarianism that plagued the island. The outcome marked the end of the Boyer era and opened an opportunity in the island's history, in which the Spanish part of the island, which came under Haitian rule since 1822, would begin to define its own political course.