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Jean-Jacques Dessalines

Died on October 17, 1806

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Jean-Jacques Dessalines (French pronunciation:; Haitian Creole: Jan-Jak Desalin; 20 September 1758 – 17 October 1806) was the first Haitian Emperor, leader of the Haitian Revolution, and the first ruler of an independent Haiti under the 1805 constitution.

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