Skip to content
🇭🇹   BETA  ·  Istwanou is free during beta — free access continues until January 1, 2027 or when we reach 100,000 entries, whichever comes first.  ·  4,236 entries published  ·  95,764 entries away from the 100k milestone.       🇭🇹   BETA  ·  Istwanou is free during beta — free access continues until January 1, 2027 or when we reach 100,000 entries, whichever comes first.  ·  4,236 entries published  ·  95,764 entries away from the 100k milestone.       
You are offline — some content may not be available
1804, January – March

1804, January – March: (The Provisional Government and the Outbreak of Slaughter): After the independence ceremony, the generals swore an oath of personal fe…

Haitian

1804, January – March: (The Provisional Government and the Outbreak of Slaughter): After the independence ceremony, the generals swore an oath of personal fealty to Dessalines, who assumed the title of gouverneur-général-à-vie (governor-general for life). This provisional government consisted of a military junta that initially debated whether to deport or execute the remaining French population. While leaders like Christophe and Pétion remained silent during these debates, Dessalines moved to annul all French property titles issued during the recent occupation. Systematic killings began in Port-au-Prince in early January and escalated into a mass slaughter by mid-March. Witnesses described horrific scenes where sappers hacked off limbs and women and children were targeted by execution squads or “mad” individuals like the young mulâtresse Fifi Pariset.

Source HT-WIB-000131, 000132