January 15th, 1822 - The Republic of Haiti, becomes the 1st country to recognise the Independence of Greece.
Jean-Pierre Boyer, President of Haiti, following a Greek request for assistance, addressed a letter to Greeks in France, who had assembled themselves into a Committee which was seeking international support for the Greek Revolution.
Boyer expressed his support for the Greek Revolution and compared it to the struggle for independence in his own land. He apologized for being unable to support the Revolution in Greece financially, but he articulated his moral and political support for the revolution, notably by filling his letter with references to classical Greek history, demonstrating a detailed knowledge of this history and powerfully evoking the contemporary revolutionaries as the rightful heirs of their ancestors.
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