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1804 Haiti Massacre

When
February to 22 April 1804
Where
Haiti
Part of
Haitian independence and the 1804 Haiti massacre

Dessalines ordered the massacre of the remaining white population, primarily French, resulting in thousands of deaths.

From February to 22 April 1804, Dessalines ordered a massacre of the remaining European population, primarily French. Between 3,000 and 7,000 people were killed, effectively eradicating the white population except for a select group given amnesty. This violence was supervised by Dessalines and framed as retribution for colonial crimes.

Sources

  1. 1804 Haitian massacre Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-02
  2. Jean-Jacques Dessalines Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-30
  3. Haitian Declaration of Independence Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-30

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