The Haitian Revolution

Do you know where Haitian king Henri Christophe is buried? Read this and find out.

Henry Christophe was a key leader in the Haitian Revolution who eventually crowned himself King of Haiti after he declared the northern state of Haiti a kingdom.

On October 8, 1820, King Henry committed suicide by shooting himself with a silver bullet rather than risk a coup and assassination.

King Henry Christophe was buried within the Citadelle Laferriere.

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Read this from Face2Face Africa... Long before the British abolished slave trade in 1833, the first slave trade came to an end due to political and other kinds of events, particularly the Haitian revolution in 1791.

Men and women sold into slavery revolted against the system to obtain their freedom and eventual independence for the country now known as Haiti.

Read the full article on face2faceafrica.com

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Did you know? 7 April in Haiti is the anniversary death of the Toussaint Louverture, The Black Napoleon, leader of the Haitian Revolution. Toussaint Louverture died in the jail in Fort-de-Joux in France on 7 April, 1803...

After his arrest, Toussaint Louverture spoke these famous words... a warning to his captors:

"En me renversant on a abattu à Saint-Domingue que le tronc de l'arbre de la liberté des Noirs, il repoussera par les racines car elles sont profondes et nombreuses."

TRANSLATION: In overthrowing me you have cut down in Saint Domingue only the trunk of the tree of liberty; it will spring up again from the roots, for they are many and they are deep.

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When you're attacked by the 'Haiti Freedom Virus', there is no holding you back... It's 'Liberte Ou La Mort'
article by: Woodring Saint Preux

When I was going to school in haiti, I used to study 'Histoire D'Haiti" by heart only to spill what I learned on the desk of my teacher the following day.

In other words, I never studied to comprehend or to remeber.

Nowadays, I am realising how beautiful the history of Haiti realy is.

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