Jean Jacques Dessalines, a leader of the Haitian Revolution, 1806. Artist: Manuel Lopez

Jean Jacques Dessalines, a leader of the Haitian Revolution, 1806.  Artist: Manuel Lopez

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Jean Jacques Dessalines, a leader of the Haitian Revolution, 1806. After Haiti declared its independence from France, Dessalines became its first ruler. An autocratic dictator, he declared himself Emperor in 1804. He was assassinated on 17th October 1806.

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