The Haitian American - On this day Oct. 17, 1806, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, leader of the Haitian Revolution and first ruler of an independent Haiti, was assassinated in Pont Larnage (now Pont Rouge),
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Haitian Heroe of Independance Jean Jacques Dessalines. Leader, Emperor of the First Black Republic of Haiti. He lead the figh… | Haiti history, Haitian art, History
Haitian Legends - Jean-Jacques Dessalines - Born around 1758, in Africa, Jean-Jacques Dessalines was enslaved in the French colony of Saint-Domingue. He served as a lieutenant under Toussaint L'Ouverture after the 1791
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Jean Jacques Dessalines, a leader of the Haitian Revolution, 1806. Artist: Manuel Lopez Stock Photo - Alamy
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