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Assassination at Pont-Rouge
- When
- 17 October 1806
- Where
- Larnage (now known as Pont-Rouge)
Dessalines was assassinated by rivals on 17 October 1806 at Larnage, now known as Pont-Rouge, north of Port-au-Prince.
Disaffected members of Dessalines's administration, including Alexandre Pétion and Étienne-Élie Gérin, began a conspiracy to overthrow the Emperor. The insurrection in the south culminated in Dessalines being assassinated at Larnage (now known as Pont-Rouge) on 17 October 1806, on his way to fight the rebels.
Sources
- Jean-Jacques Dessalines Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-30
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