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Jean-Jacques Dessalines

1758 – 1806

Haiti (Saint-Domingue)

Born enslaved, Dessalines led the final phase of the Haitian Revolution, declared Haiti independent on 1 January 1804, and ruled as Emperor Jacques I until his assassination in 1806.

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Photograph of a marble bust of Jean-Jacques Dessalines, early 20th century
Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. License: Public domain (LOC: no known restrictions; c. 1900-1920).

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  1. Bibliothèque nationale de France, France-Amériques, "Jean-Jacques Dessalines and the Independence of Haiti" (Primary source)
  2. BlackPast, "Jean-Jacques Dessalines (1758-1806)" (Reference)
  3. Encyclopaedia Britannica, "Jean-Jacques Dessalines" (Reference)

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