Haitian leader Jean-Jacques Dessalines also demanded arms and ammunition, but the British denied his request. After Corbet's second trip, he wrote a letter to then-Gov. George Nugent of Jamaica.
On January 1, 1804, Dessalines proclaimed himself ruler of the new nation, which was called Haiti, a "higher place." ...
Professor Charles Forsdick tells the story of Toussaint Louverture, who led Haiti’s successful and highly adaptive slave ...
Jean-Jacques Dessalines, first ruler of an independent Haiti (left), and President Vilbrun Guillaume Sam. Louis Rigaud: painting of Dessalines, unknown author: portrait of Vilbrun, Public domain ...
Nana Jean Jacques Dessalines, first leader of independent Haiti, recognized this and warns the Haitian peoples in their Declaration of Independence to remain united and vigilant and protect their ...
"If the Haitian revolutionary Jean-Jacques Dessalines worried about his life. Haiti wouldn't be free today." ...
Introductory text: JACQUES EMPEREUR, 1er d'Haiti et Chef Suprême de l'armée par la grâce de Dieu et la loi Constitutionnelle de l'Etat Au Général Commandant l'Arrondissement des Cayes Letters ...
The Electoral Observation Mission of the Organization of American States (EOM/OAS) in Haiti welcomed the announcement ... Jean-Charles Moise from Pitit Dessalines: 11.04%; Maryse Narcisse from ...