# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/jean-jacques-dessalines
# Generated: 2026-08-15T04:18:48.011Z

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name: "Jean-Jacques Dessalines"
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description: "Jean-Jacques Dessalines was the first Haitian Emperor, leader of the Haitian Revolution, and the first ruler of an independent Haiti under the 1805 constitution. Initially regarded as governor-general, Dessalines was later named Emperor of Haiti as Jacques I (1804–1806) by generals of the Haitian Revolutionary army and ruled in that capacity until being assassinated in 1806. He spearheaded the resistance against French rule of Saint-Domingue, and eventually became the architect of the 1804 massacre of the remaining White French residents of newly independent Haiti. Alongside Toussaint Louverture, he has been referred to as one of the fathers of the nation of Haiti. Under the rule of Dessalines, Haiti became the first country in the Americas to permanently abolish slavery."
tagline: "Leader of Haitian Revolution and first ruler of independent Haiti (1758-1806)"
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birthDate: "1758-09-20"
deathDate: "1806-10-17"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump