Jeanjacques dessalines and the african character of the haitian revolution authors. Choose from 201 different sets of jean jacques dessalines flashcards on quizlet. Jeanjacques dessalines, emperor of haiti who proclaimed his countrys independence in 1804. Desalin or sometimes marchanddessalines haitian creole. Haiti, constitution imperiale du 20 mai 1805, digitheque mjp. In recent years, however, a more complicated picture is beginning to emerge of dessalines as a person, a military general, and a political leader. Dessalines, a french spy reported as black troops closed in on cap francais, has. He worked as a field hand for a black master until 1791, when he joined the slave rebellion that broke out in the.
Life of jean jacques dessalines timeline timetoast timelines. Learn jean jacques dessalines with free interactive flashcards. Historian joan colin dayan, expressing the standard interpretation. I december 1804 lat han krona sig till kejsare under namn av jakob jacques i. Jeanjacques dessalines was a leader of the haitian revolution and the first ruler of an. Dessalines was brought to the french west indian colony of. Jeanjacques dessalines 17581806 une autre histoire.
His exact death circumstances are unknown, although some theories include being arrested and receiving a fatal blow to the head, an ambushing or being killed after a negotiating meeting at rue lenterrement. Dessalines was aged 48 when he was assasinated near the capital city in portauprince, at pont larnage pontrouge. Jean jacques dessalines, empereur dhaiti home facebook. Pdf jeanjacques dessalines the avenger and mediator. Jean jacques dessalines flashcards and study sets quizlet. Jeanjacques dessalines haiti and the atlantic world. Best known for his military brilliance and his violence against. Jeanjacques dessalines, ancien esclave, devenu chef des troupes. Machan desalin, is a commune in the artibonite department of haiti. To thomas jefferson from jean jacques dessalines, 23 june 1803.
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