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Historical Figure

Jean-Jacques Dessalines

1758 – 1806

Jean-Jacques Dessalines was a general under Toussaint Louverture who played a pivotal role in the Haitian Revolution and became the first ruler of independent Haiti. He declared independence from France on January 1, 1804, and is celebrated as Haiti's founding father.

Freedom and Resistance International Diaspora Connections

Study in Curriculum

Unit 3

The Haitian Revolution: When Rebellion Won

Unit 4

The Affranchis: How Color Divided the Revolution From Within

Unit 6

A Hemisphere-Wide Timeline: Same Institution, Wildly Different Endings

Unit 7

The Caribbean Connection: Haiti, Jamaica, and the Making of the African Diaspora

Unit 7.5

The Haitian Thread: Revolution, Refuge, and the Long Struggle

Related Places & Museums

Vertières battlefield

Cap-Haïtien, N/A

Site of the decisive November 18, 1803 battle in which Jean-Jacques Dessalines's forces defeated the remaining French expeditionary army, effectively ...

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