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Haitian revolutionary and first ruler (1758–1806)
Haiti. Under the rule of Dessalines, Haiti became the first country in the Americas to permanently abolish slavery. Dessalines served as an officer in
Jean-Jacques_Dessalines
Commune in Artibonite, Haiti
Dessalines (French pronunciation: [dɛsalin]; Haitian Creole: Desalin) usually referred to as Marchand-Dessalines (Haitian Creole: Machan Desalin), is a
Dessalines
Topics referred to by the same term
Dessalines can refer to: Jean-Jacques Dessalines, a general and statesman of Haiti. La Dessalinienne, the national anthem of Haiti named in his honor.
Dessalines_(disambiguation)
1804 massacre of French people in Haiti
January 1804, Dessalines proclaimed Haiti an independent nation as the first modern independent Black republic. In mid-February, Dessalines told some cities
1804_Haitian_massacre
1791–1804 slave revolt in Hispanola
he left Dessalines in command of Crête-à-Pierrot, who from his fastness could see three French columns converging on the fort. Dessalines appeared before
Haitian_Revolution
State in the Caribbean from 1804 to 1806
la Maguana-Azua-Baní-Saint-Domingue) commanded by Dessalines himself. On February 25, 1805, Dessalines at the head of 30,000 men captured Santiago. On the
First_Empire_of_Haiti
Haitian revolutionary; founder and ruler of the Kingdom of Haiti (1807–11)
Jean-Jacques Dessalines led the fight to defeat the French forces. The French withdrew their 7,000 surviving troops in late 1803. As leader, Dessalines declared
Henri_Christophe
French colony on the island of Hispaniola (1659–1803)
Both Louverture and Dessalines fought against the French expeditionary forces, but after the Battle of Crête-à-Pierrot, Dessalines defected from his long-time
Saint-Domingue
Haitian army officer and statesman (1770–1818)
Jean-Jacques Dessalines, the general who had captured Jacmel. The rebels took the capital of Port-au-Prince on 17 October 1803. Dessalines proclaimed independence
Alexandre_Pétion
Haitian general and revolutionary (1744–1803)
"extraordinary". For this action, Dessalines and his spouse received gifts from Jean Baptiste Brunet. Leclerc originally asked Dessalines to arrest Louverture, but
Toussaint_Louverture
1805 massacre of Dominicans by Haitian troops in Santo Domingo
Haiti, Dessalines broke off the assault, and rush to the defense of the country in the anticipation of a renewed French invasion. Dessalines instead
Beheadings_of_Moca
Dahomey Amazon and Haitian revolutionary (1739–1805)
fighter in the army of Jean-Jacques Dessalines during the Haitian Revolution. Before the Revolution she and Dessalines had been enslaved on the same estate
Victoria_Montou
1803 battle of the Saint-Domingue expedition
Louverture, Jean Jacques Dessalines revolted against the French in October 1802, correctly fearing they planned to restore slavery. Dessalines defeated the French
Battle_of_Vertières
Document declaring Haiti as an independent nation
prologue. It has one signatory, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, the senior general and a former slave. Due to Dessalines being illiterate and unable to speak French
Haitian Declaration of Independence
Haitian_Declaration_of_Independence
Euphémie Daguile. She is believed to have been Dessalines' most influential mistress. Daguilh met Dessalines in Les Cayes during his campaign in Southern
Euphémie_Daguilh
1791–1806 Haitian abolitionist rebels
Jean-Jacques Dessalines. Predated by insurrectionists such as François Mackandal, Vincent Ogé and Dutty Boukman, Toussaint Louverture, succeeded by Dessalines, led
Indigenous_Army
Haitian revolutionary and vivandière (1736–1816)
November 1803, and the following year, Dessalines proclaimed Haiti's independence and crowned himself emperor. Dessalines enforced plantation labor to promote
Dédée_Bazile
Department of Haiti
under the eyes of Dessalines, Henry, Pétion, Geffrard, Boirond Tonnerre, some British troops and many more. The town of Dessalines became the world's
Artibonite_(department)
French botanist and geologist
Alcide Dessalines D'Orbigny (1802-1857). International Plant Names Index. Orb. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Charles Henry Dessalines d'Orbigny
Charles Henry Dessalines d'Orbigny
Charles_Henry_Dessalines_d'Orbigny
Napoleon abandoned the invasion, which led to Dessalines declaring the independence of Haiti in 1804. Dessalines orchestrated a massacre of the remaining French
History_of_Haiti
the green. Civil flag of Haiti Haiti 3:5 February 25, 1986 Jean-Jacques Dessalines Two equal horizontal bands of blue (top) and red State flag of Haiti The
List of national flags of sovereign states
List_of_national_flags_of_sovereign_states
Public holiday celebrated on 1 January
with an Independence Day speech by Jean-Jacques Dessalines. The document was not written by Dessalines himself though, instead relying on his secretary
Independence_Day_(Haiti)
National anthem of Haiti
in honor of Haiti's revolutionary leader and first ruler Jean-Jacques Dessalines. The title was suggested by historian Clément Lanier. To commemorate the
La_Dessalinienne
28 September 2015. Gaffield, Julia (16 October 2015). "Julia Gaffield: Dessalines Day, October 17". University of North Carolina Press. Retrieved 16 October
Public_holidays_in_Haiti
Haitian historian (born 1948)
Félicité Bonheur Dessalines, popularly known as Fondasyon Félicité (FF), named after Marie-Claire Heureuse Félicité Bonheur Dessalines the Empress consort
Bayyinah_Bello
French military expedition
Christophe (head of the island's northern département), Jean-Jacques Dessalines (head of the western département) and Laplume (head of the southern département)
Saint-Domingue_expedition
1802 battle of the Saint-Domingue expedition
defended by Black troops of Louverture's army under General Jean-Jacques Dessalines. The fort was strategically important as it controlled access to the Cahos
Battle_of_Crête-à-Pierrot
Department of Haiti
aide-de-camp of Lavalette brought a letter to Dessalines with the terms of their capitulation. Dessalines accepted with an exchange of prisoners and adjuvant-general
Ouest_(department)
French naturalist
Alcide Charles Victor Marie Dessalines d'Orbigny (French pronunciation: [alsid ʃaʁl viktɔʁ maʁi dɛsalin dɔʁbiɲi]; 6 September 1802 – 30 June 1857) was
Alcide_d'Orbigny
Political party in Haiti
Pitit Desalin (English: Child of Dessalines Platform), named after Haitian revolutionary leader Jean-Jacques Dessalines, is a Haitian political party led
Platfòm_Pitit_Desalin
Country in the Caribbean
'Haiti' by Dessalines on 1 January 1804 in Gonaïves, and he was proclaimed "Emperor for Life" as Emperor Jacques I by his troops. Dessalines at first offered
Haiti
Haitian politician and writer
L'Empereur Dessalines was first performed on October 7, 1906 to commemorate the centenary of the assassination of Jean-Jacques Dessalines who was murdered
Massillon_Coicou
Village in Sud, Haiti
Dessaline is a village in the Les Cayes commune of the Les Cayes Arrondissement, in the Sud department of Haiti. "Location" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved
Dessaline,_Haiti
Commune in Nord, Haiti
Grande-Rivière-du-Nord Arrondissement, in the Nord Department of Haiti. Jean-Jacques Dessalines was born there in 1758 on the Cormiers plantation. The town was established
Grande-Rivière-du-Nord
Commune in Artibonite, Haiti
laʁtibɔnit]; Haitian Creole: Ti Rivyè Latibonit) is a commune in the Dessalines Arrondissement, in the Artibonite department of Haiti. It is located in
Petite-Rivière-de-l'Artibonite
Petite-Rivière-de-l'Artibonite
Minority of Polish ancestry in the Caribbean island of Haiti
White) and full citizenship under the Haitian constitution by Jean-Jacques Dessalines, the first ruler of an independent Haiti. In May 1802, Napoleon dispatched
Polish_Haitians
Name list
Haitian composer and choreographer, mistress of Emperor Jean-Jacques Dessalines Euphémie Muraton (1836–1914), French painter Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle
Euphémie_(given_name)
State in northwestern Hispaniola from 1811 to 1820
expedition of 1803, General Jean-Jacques Dessalines proclaimed Haiti's independence. On 8 October 1804, Dessalines was crowned emperor in Cap-Haïtien under
Kingdom_of_Haiti
lore holds that the newly appointed revolutionary leader Jean-Jacques Dessalines created the flag by taking a French tricolor and ripping out the white
Flag_of_Haiti
State in northwest Hispaniola from 1806 to 1811
expedition of 1803, General Jean-Jacques Dessalines proclaimed Haiti's independence. On 8 October 1804, Dessalines was crowned emperor in Cap-Haitian as
State_of_Haiti
Ethnic group native to Saint-Domingue
Both Louverture and Dessalines fought against the French expeditionary forces, but after the Battle of Crête-à-Pierrot, Dessalines defected from his long-time
Saint-Domingue_Creoles
Haitian empress
Jean-Jacques Dessalines, with whom she had a long-time relationship. They had seven children:[citation needed] Princess Marie Françoise Célimène Dessalines (Saint-Marc
Marie-Claire Heureuse Félicité
Marie-Claire_Heureuse_Félicité
Place in Haiti
Dessalines (Haitian Creole: Desalin) is an arrondissement in the Artibonite department of Haiti. "ihsi.ht" (PDF). www.ihsi.ht. 19°17′00″N 72°30′00″W /
Dessalines_Arrondissement
Painting by Guillaume Guillon Lethière
Lethière depicted Dessalines did not align with popular opinion in Haiti. The people of Haiti, including President Boyer, knew Dessalines as a ruthless,
The_Oath_of_the_Ancestors
function. Most ex-slaves viewed Dessalines' rule as more of the same oppression they had known during de jure slavery. Dessalines was killed by a mob of his
Slavery_in_Haiti
French general and emperor (1769–1821)
disease and a string of defeats against rebel commander Jean-Jacques Dessalines. In May 1803 Bonaparte acknowledged defeat, and the last 8,000 French
Napoleon
Haitians of mixed-race descent
rights of gens de couleur. After the French were expelled, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, a Black ex-slave, became the first leader of an independent Haiti in
Mulatto_Haitians
American playwright and journalist
the Haitian Revolution and its aftermath: Dessalines (1893), a historical drama about Jean-Jacques Dessalines; and Christophe (1911), a drama about Henri
William_Edgar_Easton
Haitian rule in the Dominican Republic (1822–1844)
island, spearheaded by men such as Toussaint Louverture and Jean-Jacques Dessalines which led to the eventual removal of the French and the independence of
Haitian occupation of Santo Domingo
Haitian_occupation_of_Santo_Domingo
Open source social media software
user Dessalines on GitHub in February 2019 and licensed under the Affero General Public License. In a 2020 post, Lemmy's co-creator Dessalines wrote
Lemmy_(social_network)
Haitian revolutionary leader
others' local militias defeated Dessalines army at Port-au-Prince and forced their retreat. In July 1803, Jean-Jacques Dessalines managed to set a trap for
Lamour_Desrances
Haitian historian and educator
sur la Politique de Toussaint Louverture (1945), Six Etudes sur J. J. Dessalines (1951), Pages d'Histoire d'Haïti (1960), Le Commissaire Sonthonax à Saint-Domingue
Gérard_Mentor_Laurent
Commune in Haiti in Artibonite
Haiti's city of independence, because it was the location of Jean-Jacques Dessalines declaring Haiti independent from France on January 1, 1804, by reading
Gonaïves
Commune in Haiti
of Dessalines in the Cul-de-Sac Plain. There were immediately 2,000 men occupying Croix-des-Bouquets. On September 19, 1803, Jean-Jacques Dessalines took
Croix-des-Bouquets
Haitian resistance fighter (1877–1920)
descendant of Joseph Benoît Batraville, comrade-in-arms of Jean-Jacques Dessalines. Benoît Batraville would become a nationalist opponent of the American
Benoît_Batraville
1805 battle of the Franco-Haitian War
French Navy frigates. Victorious in an engagement on the Yaque river, Dessalines laid siege to the capital on March 5, 1805. In the meantime his lieutenant
Siege_of_Santo_Domingo_(1805)
Ethnic slur
themselves and for justice." Haiti's first Head of state Jean-Jacques Dessalines called Polish people "the White Negroes of Europe", which was then regarded
White_nigger
Attempted overthrow of François Duvalier
to land near the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, seize the Casernes Dessalines (an army barracks near the National Palace), and from there summon old
July 1958 Haitian coup attempt
July_1958_Haitian_coup_attempt
Commune in Sud, Haiti
Euphémie Daguilh, Royal mistress to the Haitian emperor Jean-Jacques Dessalines Jean Joseph Maurice Dartigue (1903-1983), Minister of Public Instruction
Les_Cayes
Commune in Artibonite, Haiti
pronunciation: [ɡʁɑ̃d salin]; Haitian Creole: Grann Salin) is a commune in the Dessalines Arrondissement in the Artibonite department of Haiti. "POPULATION TOTALE
Grande-Saline,_Haiti
French Army officer (1772–1802)
more Black officers defected from Leclerc's army, including Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Alexandre Pétion and Henri Christophe. After Christophe massacred several
Charles Leclerc (general, born 1772)
Charles_Leclerc_(general,_born_1772)
French Army officer and colonial administrator
French. After Rochambeau surrendered to the rebel general Jean-Jacques Dessalines in November 1803, the former French colony declared its independence as
Donatien_de_Rochambeau
Liberian jurist (1895–1966)
Dessaline Harris (1 October 1895 – 29 March 1966) was a Liberian jurist and a member of the Supreme Court of Liberia. Born 1 October 1895, Buchanan, Grand
Dessaline_Harris
Overview of Haitian communes
elected for 4 years. Each commune is ruled by a municipality. Dessalines Arrondissement Dessalines Desdunes Grande-Saline Petite Rivière de l'Artibonite Gonaïves
List_of_communes_of_Haiti
Topics referred to by the same term
Haiti may refer to: First Empire of Haiti, the regime under Jean-Jacques Dessalines (Jacques I) from 1804 to 1806 Second Empire of Haiti, the regime under
Empire_of_Haiti
West Indian Cricket Anthem
shortly before the Haitian Revolution succeeded, as well as Jean-Jacques Dessalines who succeeded Toussaint and was Haiti's first independent leader. Infighting
Rally_'Round_the_West_Indies
18th-century African slave and priest; leader in the Haitian Revolution
Boukman met Jean-Jacques Dessalines, another enslaved person who helped inspire and lead resistance. Boukman and Dessalines were enslaved on plantations
Dutty_Boukman
Haitian politician and architect (born 1949)
v t e Heads of state of Haiti Post–Revolutionary (1804–1859) Dessalines/Jacques I Christophe/Henry I Blanchet* Pétion Boyer Rivière-Hérard Guerrier Pierrot
Leslie_Voltaire
Haitian prince
the eldest child of his father's second marriage to Princess Célestine Dessalines, daughter of Emperor Jacques I. His father was the brother of Emperor
Mainville-Joseph_Soulouque
President of Haiti (1854-1912)
Jean Jacques Dessalines Michel Cincinnatus Leconte (September 29, 1854 – August 8, 1912) was President of Haiti from August 15, 1911, until his death on
Cincinnatus_Leconte
1803 naval campaign of the Haitian Revolution
to contest with Dessalines' forces, which now controlled the western half of the island. Historian Christer Petley argued Dessalines' role in the campaign
Blockade_of_Saint-Domingue
Haitian writer and historian (1776–1806)
writer and historian who is best known for having served as Jean-Jacques Dessalines' secretary. Boisrond-Tonnerre was educated in Paris until 1798 when he
Boisrond-Tonnerre
Species of fish
of 50 centimetres (20 in) TL. Named after Alcide Charles Victor Marie Dessalines d'Orbigny. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Rhinodoras dorbignyi"
Rhinodoras_dorbignyi
Capital of Haiti
it became the capital of newly independent Haïti. When Jean-Jacques Dessalines was assassinated in 1806, Port-au-Prince became the capital of the mulatto-dominated
Port-au-Prince
Languages of the region
Americas after the United States under the leadership of Jean-Jacques Dessalines. Contact between the French and English-lexified creoles is fairly common
Languages_of_the_Caribbean
Disputed island in the Caribbean
Departments, arrondissements and communes of Haiti Artibonite Dessalines Arrondissement Desdunes Dessalines Grande Saline Petite-Rivière-de-l'Artibonite Gonaïves
Navassa_Island
Laforest, Michel Oreste and Auguste Bonamy. Great-Grandson of Jean-Jacques Dessalines (Emperor of Haiti 1804–1806). Son of Tirésias Simon Sam (President of
List of heads of state of Haiti
List_of_heads_of_state_of_Haiti
Haitian politician
Alexandre Pétion and Laurent Férou seeking to overthrow Dessalines' empire. After the murder of Dessalines (17 October 1806), along with the other leaders of
Étienne_Élie_Gerin
Currency
ayisyen (Haitian Creole) 250 gourde banknote exhibiting Jean-Jacques Dessalines ISO 4217 Code HTG (numeric: 332) Subunit 0.01 Units of account Symbol
Haitian_gourde
French-Armenian actor and playwright (born 1962)
Peaceful (2002) – Albert The Truth About Charlie (2002) – Lieutenant Dessalines Aram (2002) – Aram La légende de Parva (2003) – le swami (voice) Not For
Simon_Abkarian
Haitian politician
v t e Heads of state of Haiti Post–Revolutionary (1804–1859) Dessalines/Jacques I Christophe/Henry I Blanchet* Pétion Boyer Rivière-Hérard Guerrier Pierrot
Laurent_Saint-Cyr
President of Haiti (1859–1915)
v t e Heads of state of Haiti Post–Revolutionary (1804–1859) Dessalines/Jacques I Christophe/Henry I Blanchet* Pétion Boyer Rivière-Hérard Guerrier Pierrot
Vilbrun_Guillaume_Sam
Department of Haiti
portray Rigaud as anti-black and ordered his then-lieutenant Jean-Jacques Dessalines to attack the town. The battle was one of the most important scenes of
Grand'Anse_(department)
Commune in the department of Nord, Haiti
Revolution. On November 18, 1803, the Haitian army led by Jean-Jacques Dessalines defeated a French colonial army led by the Comte de Rochambeau. The French
Cap-Haïtien
Bilateral relations
Negroes of Europe, the term the first head of state of Haiti Jean-Jacques Dessalines adopted later, in an expression of respect and empathy for the situation
Haiti–Poland_relations
Haitian politician (born 1955)
v t e Heads of state of Haiti Post–Revolutionary (1804–1859) Dessalines/Jacques I Christophe/Henry I Blanchet* Pétion Boyer Rivière-Hérard Guerrier Pierrot
Edgard_Leblanc_Fils
Commune in Nippes, Haiti
Departments, arrondissements and communes of Haiti Artibonite Dessalines Arrondissement Desdunes Dessalines Grande Saline Petite-Rivière-de-l'Artibonite Gonaïves
Fonds-des-Nègres
put into reserve and eventually transferred to Haiti as Jean-Jacques Dessalines. The second ship to be so named by the Navy, Tonawanda (AN-89) was laid
USS_Tonawanda_(AN-89)
Collegial head of state exercising the powers and duties of the president of Haiti
v t e Heads of state of Haiti Post–Revolutionary (1804–1859) Dessalines/Jacques I Christophe/Henry I Blanchet* Pétion Boyer Rivière-Hérard Guerrier Pierrot
Transitional Presidential Council
Transitional_Presidential_Council
Departments, arrondissements and communes of Haiti Artibonite Dessalines Arrondissement Desdunes Dessalines Grande Saline Petite-Rivière-de-l'Artibonite Gonaïves
Papaye_Peasant_Movement
the Austrian Empire. Vienna is the capital. 22 September Jean-Jacques Dessalines establishes the Empire of Haiti. The Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria
Timeline of geopolitical changes (1500–1899)
Timeline_of_geopolitical_changes_(1500–1899)
Department of Haiti
Civil War opposing Toussaint's northern troops with lieutenants like Dessalines and Rigaud's southern troops with lieutenants like Pétion. On September
Sud-Est_(department)
Species of gastropod
Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base : Mangelia luctuosa d'Orbigny, Alcide Dessalines. Paléontologie universelle des coquilles et des mollusques: Avec un atlas
Mangelia_luctuosa
Caribbean people with Sub-Saharan African ancestry
pronounced all men free and equal, Toussaint L'Ouverture and Jean Jacques Dessalines led the Haitian Revolution. When it became independent in 1804, Haiti
Afro-Caribbean_people
Systematic murder of males
generally unwilling to kill French women and Dessalines did not specify targeting them. It was only when Dessalines's advisors argued that the French would not
Androcide
Commune in Ouest, Haiti
Departments, arrondissements and communes of Haiti Artibonite Dessalines Arrondissement Desdunes Dessalines Grande Saline Petite-Rivière-de-l'Artibonite Gonaïves
Pétion-Ville
Haitian architect (1874–1958)
Court building. In 1912, Baussan designed the military barracks Casernes Dessalines and, in 1928, the Hôtel de Ville de Port-au-Prince. His last project was
Georges_Baussan
Haitian politician (1761–1806)
Platons (today in the town of Torbeck).[citation needed] Jean-Jacques Dessalines sent General Nicolas Geffrard to put down the last uprisings of the supporters
Nicolas_Geffrard_(general)
Discrimination against White people and culture
Jean-Jacques Dessalines signed a decree ordering that all French people still residing in the country should be put to death. Dessalines' secretary Louis
Anti-White_racism
Commune in Haiti
12 square kilometers (6%) is urban. It borders L'Estère to the north, Dessalines to the east, and Grande-Saline on the south. Under the reign of the National
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