Alexandre Petion

Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro tweets: We celebrate the 249th anniversary of the birth of Alexandre Pétion, hero of our America. Venezuela will always honor the memory of those who collaborated with our independence. We send our greetings and gratitude to all the Haitian people.

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Here is a photo of two of Haiti's founding fathers Jean-Jacques Dessalines and Alexandre Petion.

Jean-Jacques Dessalines was a leader of the Haitian Revolution and the first ruler of an independent Haiti under the 1805 constitution.

Alexandre Sabès Pétion was the first President of the Republic of Haiti from 1807 until his death in 1818. He is one of Haiti's founding fathers, together with Toussaint Louverture, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, and his rival Henri Christophe.

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Kijan ou wè bagay saa... Dessalines ak Petion mete tèt yo ansanm pou kobat esklavay, pou bay Haiti libète. Apre sa, listwa rakonte, Petion asasine Dessalines. depi lè saa, gen yon konfli Haiti ki pa janm fini... Mwen panse li lè...

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