Jean-Jacques Dessalines

1758 – 1806

Defeated restored French forces, declared Haitian independence, and founded the first state created by a successful slave revolution.

• 1758–1806

  Defeated restored French forces, declared Haitian independence, and founded the first state created by a successful slave revolution

  Defeated restored French forces, declared Haitian independence, and founded the first state created by a successful slave revolution.