Michel I

Michel Jacques Christophe was King of Haiti and the son of Pierre I. Following The Great War, he continued his father's endeavor to expand the kingdom. He supported public opposition in Jamaica towards the British Empire. Jamaica had been protesting against military impressment into the British army. It was rumored that King Pierre I had stoked many of these protests, and Michel sought to benefit. Finally, in 1925, Jamaica declared independence, and wished joined the Kingdom of Haiti.

Haiti gained little international support, and Great Britain managed to reassert control over their jewel in the Caribbean. It wasn't until King James I of America looked for support in the formation of the Pan-American Confederation that Michel saw an opportunity. He requested support in Jamaica, but America was unwilling to support this demand initially. When Great Britain declared war, and the World War began, America lamented and agreed, and Michel declared war on Great Britain.

During this conflict, Haiti learned of an assassination plot on the king's life during his visit to Puerto Rico. The Haitian government formed a special intelligence unit, led by Special Agent Jon Taro, in order to uncover the conspirators. What they found was a plot led by sympathizers of the Spanish Republic as well as Puerto Rican nationalists. It was believed the conspirators wished to have Puerto Rico revert back to Spain under fascist control, or become independent.

Michel's response to the attempt was brutal, cracking down on any dissentors with brutal force. However, he did attempt to appease some of the concerns of the Spanish portion of the kingdom, particularly by naming Spanish political leaders as Prime Minister. This did little to quell the situation, and soon Michel faced resistance in the major islands, namely Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, and Jamaica. These resistances were a major detriment to the Haitian war effort, and spread the Haitian military thin while testing the loyalties of the ethnic minorities. Rumors of political assassinations plagued Michel's reign.