petion

Here is a picture of former Haitian President Alexandre Petion

His presidency of Haiti from 1806 until his death in 1818. Petion is considered as one of Haiti's founding fathers beside other people such as Toussaint Louverture, Jean-Jacques Dessalines and Henri Christophe.

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This is a picture of a letter written by the Haitian hero Alexandre Petion.
During the colonization of Saint Domingue, there was a long racial and class tensions between gens de couleur and slaves Africans. Alexandre Petion belongs to the Mulato class and free blacks in Saint-Domingue

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This is a sign or Recognition of Venezuela to Alexandre Petion for help he provided to Simon Bolivar during his quest for independence.

Haiti, the second republic in the Americas and the first black independent nation in the world, began to help its neighbors in South America to gain liberty during Alexandre Petion presidency, Simon Bolivar came to Haiti to seek help for his struggle to liberate his country Venezuela from Spain

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Les Vikings at one point were the source of Kompas music. Majority of the musicians who performed in Petion-Ville and later formed their own distinct group received their formation with Les Vikings D'Ha ti.

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