Boisrond-Tonnerre

Boisrond-Tonnerre, a French-Haitian author, wrote the Independence Act of Haiti, formally releasing Haiti from French rule. Born in the southwestern part of Haiti, he was sent to France to complete his studies.

He became Jean Jacques Dessalines' private secretary during his reign as Haiti's first ruler. Boisrond-Tonnerre also authored a book on the Haitian Revolution, titled Memoires pour Servir à l'Histoire d'Haiti. His name, Tonnerre, means thunder because he survived being struck by a lightening bolt as a baby.

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