Jean-Jacques Dessalines
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Personal life | |
Date and place of birth | September 20, 1758 Grande-Rivière-du-Nord, Saint-Domingue |
Parents | |
Claimed religion | Roman Catholic |
Education | None |
Spouse | Marie-Claire Heureuse Félicité |
Children | 16 (some may have been adopted) |
Date & Place of Death | October 17, 1806 (aged 48) Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
Manner of Death | Assassinated |
Dictatorial career | |
Country | Haiti |
Military service | Haitian slaves (1802-1804) |
Highest rank attained | Emperor of Haiti |
Political beliefs | Black supremacy |
Political party | None |
Date of dictatorship | January 1, 1804 - September 2, 1804 (Governor-General) September 2, 1804 - October 17, 1806 (Emperor) |
Wars started | Haitian Revolution |
Number of deaths attributed | at least 5,000 |
Jean-Jacques Dessalines (September 20, 1758 - October 17, 1806) was a Haitian revolutionary that later became Emperor of Haiti from 1804-1806. His most infamous moment was ordering the Haitian massacre in 1804 which killed 3,000-5,000 French men, women, and children to wipe out White people from his country. Jacques I ruled Haiti with an iron fist until his assassination two years into his reign in 1806.