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On October 17th 1806, Dessalines was assassinated north of Port-au-Prince, at Po…


On October 17th 1806, Dessalines was assassinated north of Port-au-Prince, at Pont Larnage (now known as Pont-Rouge), on his way to fight the rebels. His assassination did not solve the tensions within the Haitian government, as his removal created a civil war and a temporary partition of Haiti between Alexandre Pétion and Henri Christophe.
The circumstances of his death are uncertain. The mob desecrated and disfigured his remains, which were abandoned on Government Square. There was a lot of resistance to providing him with a proper burial, but Défilée (Dédée Bazile), a black woman from a humble background, took the mutilated body of the Emperor and buried it. A monument at the northern entrance of the Haitian capital marks the place where the Emperor was killed.
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17 oktòb 1806, yo te assassine Dessalines nan nò Pòtoprens, nan Pont Larnage (kounye a yo rele Pont-Rouge), sou wout pou l te al goumen kont rebèl yo. Asasina Desalin lan pa t rezoud tansyon yo nan gouvènman ayisyen an, paske li te kreye yon gè sivil ak yon patisyon tanporè an Ayiti ant Alexandre Pétion ak Henri Christophe. Sikonstans egzak lanmò li pa sèten. Foul yo anonse l ‘ak defigire rès li yo, ki te abandone nan kare Gouvènman an. Te gen anpil rezistans nan bay l ‘yon antèman apwopriye, men Défilée (Dédée Bazile) pran rès kò Anperè pou l te al antere l’. Yon moniman nan antre nò kapital ayisyen an make kote Anperè a te mouri.
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Le 17 octobre 1806, Dessalines fût assassiné au pont Larnage (aujourd’hui Pont-Rouge) au nord de Port-au-Prince, alors qu’il combattait les rebelles. Son ‘assassinat créa un vide politique qui entraîna une guerre civile et une partition temporaire d’Haïti entre Alexandre Pétion et Henri Christophe. Les circonstances exactes de sa mort sont incertaines. La foule profana et défigura ses restes, qui furent abandonnés sur la place du Gouvernement. Il y eu beaucoup de résistance à lui fournir une sépulture appropriée, mais Défilée (Dédée Bazile), une femme noire de milieu modeste, pris le corps mutilé de l’empereur et l’enterra. Un monument à l’entrée nord de la capitale haïtienne marqua l’endroit où l’empereur fût tué.

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