Daily Black History Facts - October 17, 1806: Jean-Jacques Dessalines, a leader of the Haitian Revolution and later Emperor of Haiti, was assassinated. Jean-Jacques Dessalines (Haitian Creole: Janjak Desalin) was a leader
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First Black Republic of Haiti Declares Independence January 1 1804 by General Jean Jacques Dessalines | newafrikan77
The Haitian American - On this day Oct. 17, 1806, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, leader of the Haitian Revolution and first ruler of an independent Haiti, was assassinated in Pont Larnage (now Pont Rouge),
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Haiti - Social : 263rd anniversary of the birth of Emperor Jean-Jacques Dessalines - HaitiLibre.com : Haiti news 7/7
Jean-Jacques Dessalines; Governor-General of Haiti, 1804; Jacques I, Emperor of Haiti, 1804-6. - NYPL Digital Collections
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General Jean-Jacques Dessalines Le Pere de l'Independance d'Ayiti updated their... - General Jean-Jacques Dessalines Le Pere de l'Independance d'Ayiti
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