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Jean-Jacques Dessalines
Jean-Jacques Dessalines (September 20, 1758–October 17, 1806) was a leader of the Haitian Revolution and the first ruler of an independent Haiti under the dictatorial 1801 constution. He was autocratic in his rule and crowned himself Emperor of Haiti in 1805.
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