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),
![Day 27: Black History Month: “'I did my duty: I have saved my country. I have avenged America': Dessalines' Defense of Retributive Justice and Haiti's Independence.” – Haiti Then and Now (HTN) Day 27: Black History Month: “'I did my duty: I have saved my country. I have avenged America': Dessalines' Defense of Retributive Justice and Haiti's Independence.” – Haiti Then and Now (HTN)](https://haitithenandnow.files.wordpress.com/2021/02/dessalines.jpg)
Day 27: Black History Month: “'I did my duty: I have saved my country. I have avenged America': Dessalines' Defense of Retributive Justice and Haiti's Independence.” – Haiti Then and Now (HTN)
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Jean-Jacques Dessalines: Itinéraire d'un révolutionnaire (French Edition): Dupont, Berthony: 9782296013353: Amazon.com: Books
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