Jean-Jacques Dessalines
Jean-Jacques Dessalines (Haitian Creole: Jan-Jak Desalin; French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ ʒak dɛsalin]; 20 September 1758 – 17 October 1806), was one of the leaders of the Haitian Revolution and the first ruler of Independent Haiti under the Constitution of 1805.[1] Jacques would permanently end slavery in Haiti, he was named Emperor of Haiti by the leaders of the Revolution until his assassination in 1806; he is considered one of the founding fathers of Haiti.[2] He is regarded as one of the founding fathers of Haiti.[3]
| Jacques I | |||||
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| Emperor of Haiti | |||||
| 2 September 1804 – 17 October 1806 | |||||
| 8 October 1804 | |||||
| Governor-General of Haiti | |||||
| 1 January 1804 - 2 September 1804 | |||||
| Born | 20 September 1758 Cormier, Grande-Rivière-du-Nord, Saint-Domingue | ||||
| Died | 17 October 1806 (aged 48) Pont Larnage (now Pont Rouge), near Port-au-Prince, Haiti | ||||
| Burial | 17 October 1806 by Dédée Bazile | ||||
| Spouse | Marie-Claire Heureuse Félicité | ||||
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| Coat of arms |  | ||||
In an act of genocide, he would provoke the Massacre in Haiti of 1804, where around 3,000 to 5,000 people would die, excluding the Polish Legionaries.
Jean-Jacques Dessalines Media
Coat of arms of the First Empire of Haiti
Dessalines depicted on a 1916 Banque Nationale de la République 1 gourde note (1916)
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References
- ↑ Philippe R. Girard (2011). The Slaves Who Defeated Napoleon: Toussaint Louverture and the Haitian War of Independence 1801–1804. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Press. ISBN 978-0-8173-1732-4
- ↑ "Gazette Politique et Commecial D'Haïti" (PDF). P. Roux, Imprimeur de L’Empreur. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ↑ "Independent Haiti". Retrieved 27 November 2006.
Other websites
- The Dessalines Reader. Short biography and links to many primary sources.
- "Haitian Constitution of 1805", Webster University