Lest's not misunderstand The appellation "papa" does not mean Dessalines is regarded as a divinity.
Since the dawn of humanity, our ancestors have been aware of the existence of a unique God the Creator.
My second point is that by the time we have occupied the east side of the island there was not a Dominican Republic yet. So let's not say Haiti occupied the Dominican Republic.
The "god" you're talking about brother is right on earth.
He stroke us in 1825;1914;1915;1994;and 2004 and he is just one of them but not the least.
We made a lot of mistakes but think about this factor.
I don't think Petion kill Dessalines, remember Dessalines got kill in Port-au-prince read more >
John, 25-Nov-13 8:20 pm
All glory to God? You mean the same God that they used to justify slavery? Try reading a book that doesn't say edited by king James. read more >
Tonton Michel, 25-Nov-13 9:21 pm
"KOUPE TET BOULE KAY" is not the way to go because when houses are burned down, it's a step backwards. Dessalines still deserves credit for his... read more >
Pablo, 25-Nov-13 9:52 pm
"a country who was occupied by us will occupy Haiti" Imagine if the Dominican Republican was still occupied by Haiti... the entire island would be a... read more >
Ricart, 26-Nov-13 1:38 am
Dessalines was a despot in the mold of Francois and Jean-Claude Duvalier. To this day, Haiti is paying a price for Dessalines' detrimental policies... read more >
Ricart, 26-Nov-13 5:24 am
Lest's not misunderstand The appellation "papa" does not mean Dessalines is regarded as a divinity. Since the dawn of humanity, our ancestors have... read more >
Patrick Gaspard, 26-Nov-13 3:34 pm
@Pratrick Princivil, God is above all. There is no question about that. But we, as a nation need to honor our ancestors. Until we do, we will not... read more >
Ana Dayiti, 27-Nov-13 12:31 pm
What is this? Is this history or spinstory read more >
Hals, 29-Nov-13 4:17 pm
It is history, but you don't have to take my word for it. Do your own research to prove or disprove each and every points I made about Jean-Jacques... read more >
Ricart, 1-Dec-13 10:02 pm
What is the purpose for this post. What exactly is your objective. read more >