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e. 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. Initially regarded as governor-general, Dessalines was ...
Apr 2, 2014 · 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 slave...
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.
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Aug 1, 2007 · Learn about the life and legacy of Jean-Jacques Dessalines, the second in command under Toussaint L’Overture and the general who declared Haitian independence in 1804. Discover how he became a slave, a soldier, a governor, and an emperor, and how he met his violent end.
Jean-Jacques Dessalines, également connu sous le nom de Jacques I er, né le 20 septembre 1758, sur l'Habitation Vye Kay (à Grande-Rivière-du-Nord) et mort assassiné le 17 octobre 1806 à Pont-Rouge (aujourd'hui Port-au-Prince), est un esclave affranchi, officier militaire français puis insurgé, et enfin 1 er empereur d'Haïti.
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 enslaved...
Aug 30, 2018 · A renamed Brooklyn street celebrates Jean-Jacques Dessalines, a Haitian slave turned president. For centuries his legacy was tarnished by allegations that Haiti’s revolution led to ‘white ...
