Jean-Jacques Dessalines: Facts & Related Content

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Also Known As Jacques I
Born c.1758 • western Africa
Died October 17, 1806 • Haiti
Title / Office emperor (1804-1806), Haitigovernor (1803-1804), Saint-Domingue
Role In Haitian Revolution

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René Préval
René Préval
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Michel Martelly.
Michel Martelly
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François Duvalier
president of Haiti
Jean-Claude Duvalier
Jean-Claude Duvalier
president of Haiti
Jean-Pierre Boyer
president of Haiti
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Cambodian prince
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Cuban revolutionary leader
Do Muoi
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George Washington
George Washington
president of United States
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
president of United States
Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
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