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1885-10-10

Charlemagne Péralte is born at Hinche

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François Borgia Charlemagne Péralte was born at Hinche on 10 October 1885. From 1917 he led the Caco guerrillas against the United States Marines and the Gendarmerie in the occupied country. Marines killed him near Sainte-Suzanne on 1 November 1919, and circulated a photograph of his corpse tied to a door.

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