Jean Jacque Dessalines was a leader of the Haitian revolution and the first ruler of an independent Haiti under 1805 constitution. Under Dessalines, Haiti became the first country to permanently abolish slavery.
Jean Jacque Dessalines was a leader of the Haitian revolution and the first ruler of an independent Haiti under 1805 constitution. Under Dessalines, Haiti became the first country to permanently abolish slavery.