On January 1, 1804, Dessalines proclaimed himself ruler of the new nation, which was called Haiti, a "higher place." ...

Natives of Haiti! My happy fate was to be one day the sentinel who would ... Done at the headquarters of Gonaives, the first day of January 1804, the first year of independence. Today, January 1st ...

A little over a week ago, on  December 6th and 7th, at least 184 people were massacred in Wharf Jeremi, part of  Site Soley, ...

The struggle against colonial rule came to a head in 1791 with a slave rebellion that ultimately led to the creation of the Republic of Haiti in 1804. Slavery was officially abolished in Haiti ...

The religion that mixes Catholicism with animist beliefs was at the root of the revolution that led Haiti to become the world ...

Is Haiti poor or impoverished? Where, media, is the historical context? The 1804 Revolution was followed by Haiti's isolation from Western powers including the United States. then a "debt" had to be ...