Leader of the 1791 slave revolt that resulted in the Haitian Revolution.

Wap Kon, Jorge Biassou

The Father of Little Haiti

Former President of Haiti

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Jean-François Papillon

Jean-François Papillon was one of the principal leaders in the Haitian Revolution against slavery and French rule. He led the initial uprising of enslaved workers and later allied with Spain against the French. He was born in Africa but enslaved and taken in captivity to the North Province of Saint-Domingue.

Dutty Boukman

Dutty Boukman (Also known as "Boukman Dutty") (died 7 November 1791) was an early leader of the Haitian Revolution. Born in Senegambia (present-day Senegal and Gambia), he was captured, enslaved and transported to Jamaica. He eventually ended up in Haiti, where he became a leader of the Maroons and a vodou hougan (priest).

Jean-Jacques Dessalines

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

Henri Christophe

Henri Christophe was a military leader in the Haitian Revolution as well as president and later king of the young nation. Born into slavery in 1767, Christophe was brought to French colonial Haiti, known as Saint Domingue, most likely from Kitts.

Jean-Pierre Boyer was one of the leaders of the Haitian Revolution, and the president of Haiti from 1818 to 1843.
Emperor Faustin Soulouque of Haiti from 1849 to 1859.
Élisabeth Adélina Dérival Lévêque or Adélina Soulouque was Empress of Haiti from 1849 until 1859, as wife of Faustin I of Haiti.
His imperial highness George Washington Francis was born in 1820, of Bridgeport, Ct., cousin to the emperor ; from a daguerreotype
The crown of Faustin 1 is the crown of Faustin-Élie Soulouque, who ruled as President of Haiti from 1847 to 1849
The crown of Faustin 1 is the crown of Faustin-Élie Soulouque, who ruled as President of Haiti from 1847 to 1849
Sword with Scabbard of Faustin I (1782–1867), Emperor of Haiti
1850 HAITI Emperor FAUSTIN I Lions VINTAGE Antique Hatian 6 Centimes Coin
François-Dominique Toussaint Louverture also known as Toussaint L'Ouverture or Toussaint Bréda, was a Haitian general and the most prominent leader of the Haitian Revolution.
Empire of Haiti COAT OF ARMS Napoleon Bonaparte AKA Napoleone di Buonaparte
Alexandre Sabès Pétion was the first president of the Republic of Haiti from 1807 until his death in 1818.

General Francois Capois (Capois La Mort) at the Battle of Vertières

Haitian officer in the Haitian Revolution (1791–1794) for independence from France.

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