On January 1, 1804, Dessalines proclaimed himself ruler of the new nation, which was called Haiti, a "higher place." ...

Dessalines made himself Emperor and slaughtered or exiled almost every white in Haiti. Compassionate Empress. President Magloire, 46, Dessalines’ 32nd successor, is proud to be as black as his ...

Jean-Jacques Dessalines, first ruler of an independent Haiti (left), and President Vilbrun Guillaume Sam. Louis Rigaud: painting of Dessalines, unknown author: portrait of Vilbrun, Public domain ...

Haitian leader Jean-Jacques Dessalines also demanded arms and ammunition, but the British denied his request. After Corbet's second trip, he wrote a letter to then-Gov. George Nugent of Jamaica.

Introductory text: JACQUES EMPEREUR, 1er d'Haiti et Chef Suprême de l'armée par la grâce de Dieu et la loi Constitutionnelle de l'Etat Au Général Commandant l'Arrondissement des Cayes Letters ...

After Dessalines’ fall on his ascension to power ... personal lives of these historical figures as well as the greater Haitian culture. Readers will feel as though they’ve taken a step ...