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Jean-Jacques Dessalines (Haitian Creole: Jan-Jak Desalin; French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ ʒak dɛsalin]; 20 September 1758 – 17 October 1806) was the first Haitian Emperor, and leader of the Haitian Revolution, and the first ruler of an independent Haiti under the 1805 constitution.
Apr 2, 2014 · Jean-Jacques Dessalines was a military leader who worked with Toussaint L'Ouverture and gave the country of Haiti its name. Updated: May 19, 2021. Photo: Bettmann/Getty Images. (1758-1806)...
Apr 25, 2024 · Jean-Jacques Dessalines (born c. 1758, West Africa—died October 17, 1806, Pont Rouge, near Port-au-Prince, Haiti) was the emperor of Haiti who proclaimed his country’s independence in 1804. Dessalines was brought to the French West Indian colony of Saint-Domingue (Haiti) as a slave.
Aug 1, 2007 · Jean-Jacques Dessalines (Louis Rigaud, 1800s) Public domain image. Reviled for his brutality yet honored as one of the founding fathers of Haiti, Jean-Jacques Dessalines was second in command under Toussaint L’Overture during the Haitian Revolution and was the general who emerged after L’Overture’s capture to lead the insurgents in ...
Jan 4, 2020 · But today is also a time to remember Jean-Jacques Dessalines, a military leader, politician, and a long-neglected hero of the Revolution who actually declared Haitian independence. Born...
JEAN-JACQUES Dessalines, slave, revolutionary, and first leader of independent Haiti (Saint Domingue), has proved a divisive figure (Figures I–II). Nineteenth-century non-Haitian authors generally por-trayed him as a bloodthirsty brute on account of his decision to massacre most of Haiti’s white population in the spring of 1804.
Jul 9, 2021 · Jean-Jacques Dessalines, who served under revolutionary leader Toussaint L’Ouverture in a revolt against slavery that defeated French rule and expelled the French from the island that would...
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