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{{Villain Infobox|type of villain = Genocidal Tyrant|crimes = [[Genocide]]<br> [[Ethnic cleansing]]<br> [[Xenophobia]]<br> [[Black Supremacy]]<br> [[War crimes]]<br> [[Misogyny]]<br> [[Crimes against humanity]]<br> [[Caucasiophobia]]<br>|goals = Defeat the French army (Succeeded)<br>Win the Haitian Revolution (Succeeded)<br>Wipe out the white French people and French Creoles population from Haiti (succeeded)|fullname = Jean-Jacques Dessalines|alias = Emperor Jacques I|origin = Cormier, Grande-RiviĆØre-du-Nord, Saint-Domingue|occupation = Emperor of Haiti (1804-1806)|skills = Ruling over Haiti<br>|hobby = Fighting French Forces<br>|Image = Jean Jacques Dessalines.jpg}}{{Quote|We have given these true cannibals war for war, crime for crime, outrage for outrage. Yes, I have saved my country, I have avenged America."|Jean Jacques Dessalines, explaining his motives.}} '''Jean-Jacques Dessalines''' (20 September 1758 ā 17 October 1806) was a leader of theĀ Haitian RevolutionĀ and the first ruler of an independentĀ HaitiĀ under the 1805 constitution. Under Dessalines, Haiti became the first country in the Americas to permanently abolish [[slavery]]. Initially regarded as governor-general, Dessalines was later named EmperorĀ '''Jacques I of Haiti'''Ā (1804ā1806) by the Generals of the Haitian Revolution Army.Ā He is regarded as one of the founding fathers of Haiti. He previously served as an officer in theĀ French army, when the colony was fending off Spanish and British incursions. Later he rose to become a commander in the revolt against France. AsĀ Toussaint Louverture's principal lieutenant, he had led many successful engagements, including theĀ Battle of CrĆŖte-Ć -Pierrot. However, he also had a morally dark side. He ordered the [[1804 Haiti massacre]] of the remaining white population of native French people, and French Creoles. He had decreed that all that were suspected of conspiring in the acts of the expelled army were to be put to death. He was assassinated by disaffected members of his administration on 17 October 1806. [[Category:Genocidal]] [[Category:Xenophobes]] [[Category:Military]] [[Category:Corrupt Officials]] [[Category:Supremacists]] [[Category:Monarchs]] [[Category:Fallen Heroes]] [[Category:Tyrants]] [[Category:Early Modern Villains]] [[Category:Emotionless Villains]] [[Category:Male]] [[Category:List]] [[Category:Tragic]] [[Category:Deceased]] [[Category:Haiti]]
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