#jacques i

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Jean-Jacques Dessalines (1758-1806) was the first Haitian Emperor, leader of the Haitian Revolution and the first ruler of an independent Haiti under the 1805 constitution.

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Le Serment des Ancêtres. Par Guillaume Guillon-Lethière.

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Royal Birthdays for today, September 20th:

Kan B'alam I, Mayan ruler, 524

Takakura, Emperor of Japan, 1161

Arthur Tudor, Prince of Wales, 1486

Christian the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, 1599

Louise of Stolberg-Gedern, Countess of Albany, 1752

Jacques I, Emperor of Haiti, 1758

Rama V, Thai King, 1853

Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Crown Princess of Prussia, 1886

Rama VIII, Thai King, 1925

[tiny-librarian]

Royal Birthdays for today, September 20th:

Takakura, Emperor of Japan, 1161

Arthur Tudor, Prince of Wales, 1486

Jacques I, Emperor of Haiti, 1758

Rama V, Thai King, 1853

Rama VIII, Thai King, 1925

[tiny-librarian]

Royal Birthdays for today, September 20th:

Takakura, Emperor of Japan, 1161

Arthur Tudor, Prince of Wales, 1486

Jacques I, Emperor of Haiti, 1758

Rama V, Thai King, 1853

Rama VIII, Thai King, 1925

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October 17th, 1806

Haitian Revolution leader and first Emperor Jacques I is assassinated by his own people for basically treating them like slaves just as the white people he had massacred did. 

Some reports say that he was arrested and was dealt a deadly blow to the head. Another report says he was ambushed and killed at first fire. Yet another account recalls the brutal attack of his men onto him. It says he was shot at twice and hit once. Then his head was split open by a saber's blow, to finally be stabbed three times by a dagger. "The Tyrant is killed" was exclaimed from the crowd. The mob desecrated and disfigured his remains, which were abandoned on Government Square.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Jacques_Dessalines

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1804_Haiti_Massacre