User:Jean Jacques Dessalines

Here are two men that marked the haitian period. The first one is Toussaint born in 1743. He learned to read and write very lately. He spent forty years in slavery. Arrested in June 7 1802, deported to Jura in France where he died in april 7 1803. As to Jean-Jacques Dessalines, He's known as the father of the first black republic. He gave independence to Haïtian People in January 1st 1804.