This year marks the 228th anniversary of the ceremony of Bwa Kayiman, where a secret voodoo ceremony was held deep in the woods of Cap Haitien (north of Haïti), on August 14, 1791. Presided by Dutty Boukman (Jamaica-born, voodoo priest and Imam) and Cecile Fatima, it was considered to be the official starting point of the Haitian Revolution, although there were previous rebellions held on the island prior to it. Others such as Georges Biassou, Jean F. Papillon and Jeannot Bullet were leaders of the early revolution who were also attending this ceremony. This voodoo ceremony sparked the Haitian Revolution which led to the birth of the first black independent nation and slaves to freedom.
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Cette année marque le 228e anniversaire de la cérémonie du Bois Caïman, là où eu lieu une cérémonie vaudou secrète au fond d’une forêt dense du Cap Haïtien (nord d’Haïti), le 14 août 1791. Présidé par Dutty Boukman (Esclave éduqué et prêtre vaudou né en Jamaïque) et Cécile Fatima, cette cérémonie est considérée comme le moment qui  déclancha la révolution Haïtienne, toutefois, il y eu d’autres rébellions sur l’île auparavant. Parmi les gens qui étaient présent, Georges Biassou, Jean F. Papillon et Jeannot Bullet, de la première révolution qui assistaient également à cette cérémonie. Cette cérémonie vaudou a déclenché la révolution haïtienne qui a donné naissance à la première nation indépendante noire et esclave de la liberté.
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Ane sa a make 228yèm anivèsè seremoni Bwa Kayiman, kote yo te fè yon seremoni vodou sekrè nan fon bwa Okap (nan nò Ayiti) nan dat 14 dawout 1791. Prezide pa Dutty Boukman, yon prèt vodou, ak Iman ki te edike) ak Cecile Fatima, seremoni a te konsidere kòm komansman revolisyon ayisyen an, men te gen rebelyon sou zile a anvan. Georges Biassou, Jean F. Papillon ak Jeannot Bullet te lidè premye revolisyon an ki te asiste seremoni sa a tou. Seremoni vodou sa a te deklannche revolisyon ayisyen an ki te bay premye nasyon endepandan nwa e esklav lib.
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Joseph Antoine Tancrede Augustus, was born on March 16, 1856 in Cap-Haïtien, he was president of the Republic of Haiti August 9, 1912 to his death. His presidency, which lasted only 8 months, began in crisis, his predecessor who had just died in the explosion of his palace caused by his political opponents. President Auguste then ordered the reconstruction of the National Palace and established a secret police to thwart conspiracies against the government. Sick, he died during his term on May 2, 1913 in Port-au-Prince.
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Joseph Antoine Tancrède Auguste, vit le jour le 16 mars 1856 à Cap-Haïtien, il fut président de la République d’Haïti le 9 août 1912 à sa mort. Sa présidence, qui ne dura que 8 mois, débuta dans la crise, son prédécesseur venant de mourir dans l’explosion de son palais causée par ses opposants politiques. Le Président Auguste commande alors la reconstruction du Palais national et instaure une police secrète chargée de déjouer les complots contre le gouvernement. Malade, il meurt durant son mandat, le 2 mai 1913 à Port-au-Prince.
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Joseph Antoine Tancrede Augustus, ki te fèt 16 Mas, 1856 nan Cap Haïtien, li te prezidan Repiblik Ayiti, 9 out 1912 a pou jis lanmò li. Prezidans li, ki te dire sèlman 8 mwa, te kòmanse nan yon kriz, predesesè li te fèk mouri nan eksplozyon an nan palè l ‘ki te koze pa opozan politik li yo. Prezidan Auguste te bay lòd pou rekonstriksyon Palè Nasyonal la epi li te etabli yon polis sekrè pou konspirasyon kont gouvènman an. Malad, li te mouri pandan tèm li, Pòtoprens, 2 me 1913.
Source: wikipedia
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Oswald Durand was born in Cap-Haitian on September 17, 1840, he was a poet and a politician. He was a writer of French and Creole expression, considered as the national poet of Haiti. In 1842 an earthquake devastated the city, which made him an orphan when he was nearly two years old. Oswald Durand and her sister were raised by their maternal grandmother. His most famous works are Choucoune, a lyrical poem praising the beauty of a Haitian woman, and Chant National, a lyrical historic poem which became as popular as the presidential hymn. He died on April 22, 1906. More facts to come, stay tuned!
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Oswald Durand est né au Cap-Haïtien le 17 septembre 1840. Il était un poète, un homme politique et un écrivain d’expression française et créole, considéré comme le poète national d’Haïti. En 1842, un tremblement de terre a dévasté la ville, ce qui a fait de lui un orphelin alors qu’il avait presque deux ans. Oswald Durand et sa soeur ont été élevés par leur grand-mère maternelle. Ses œuvres les plus célèbres sont “Choucoune”, un poème lyrique vantant la beauté d’une femme haïtienne, et “Chant National”, un poème historique lyrique devenu aussi populaire que l’hymne présidentiel. Il est mort le 22 avril 1906. Plus de faits à venir, suivez-nous et activez vos alertes!
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Oswald Durand te fèt Okap, 17 septanm 1840, li te yon powèt ak yon politisyen. Li te yon ekriven ki te eksprime li an franse ak kreyòl, konsidere kòm powèt nasyonal Ayiti. Nan 1842 yon tranbleman tè devaste vil la, ki te fè li vinn yon òfelen lè li te prèske gen 2 lane de ane. Oswald Durand ak sè li te leve nan men grann matènèl yo. Pwojè ki pi popilè li yo se Choucoune, yon powèm lirik ki louwanje bote yon fanm ayisyen, ak Chant Nasyonal, yon powèm lirik istorik ki te vin popilè tankou kantik prezidansyèl la. Li te mouri 22 avril, 1906. Swiv nou pou lòt enfamasyon nap ba nou!
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#2)Choucoune by/par Celia Cruz
#3)Choucoune par Issa El Saieh
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It was the royal residence of King Henri I and Queen Marie-Louise and their two daughters. It was the most important of nine palaces built by the king, as well as fifteen châteaux, numerous forts, and sprawling summer homes on his twenty plantations. Construction of the palace started in 1810 and was completed in 1813. Its name translated from French means “carefree”. –
Li te rezidans wayal wa Henry I ak Rèn Marie Louise ak de pitit fi yo. Li te pi enpòtan nan palè ki te konstwi pa wa yo, chato yo, anpil fò yo, ak kay ete etwat sou ven plantasyon l ‘yo. Konstriksyon yon palè a te kòmanse an 1810 e li te konplete nan 1813.
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Here’s a portrait of Henri Christophe King of the Kingdom of Haiti and his family. A portrait of Henri Ferdinand Christophe and his wife Marie-Louise Coidavid Christophe and their daughter circa 1811.
(source: solarey)
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Sa se yon pòtrè Henri Christophe wa nan Wayomm Ayiti ak fanmi l. Yon pòtrè Henri Ferdinand Christophe ansanm ak madanm li Marie-Louise Coidavid Christophe ak pitit fi yo anviwon nan lane 1811.
(sous: solarey)
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On 26 March 1811, Christophe created a kingdom in the North and was later proclaimed Henry I, King of the Kingdom of Haïti. He also created a nobility and named his legitimate son Jacques-Victor Henry as prince and heir.
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26 Mas 1811, Henri Christophe te kreye yon Wayòm nan Nò a epi pita li te pwoklame Henry Premye, wa wayomm Ayiti. Li te tou kreye yon noblès epi yo te rele pitit gason lejitim li Jacques-Victor Henry kòm prens ak eritye li. (foto: wikipedia/historic-haiti)
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By the time he was 69 years old, Hyppolite had not been in good health for some time. Nonetheless, he refused to rest as he had been advised to do. Against the advice of his doctor he decided to undertake a long journey to Jacmel to put down an uprising there. He started on March 24, 1896, at three o’clock in the morning, but before he even had time to leave Port-au-Prince he fell from his horse dead, in a “fit of apoplexy”, at a short distance from the Executive Mansion. His funeral took place on the March 26.
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Lè li gen 69 lane, sante Présidan Hyppolite pat two bon dépi kèk tan déja. Malgre doktè li te konséye li pou li te pran repo li te déside pa tande li. Li déside antreprann yon vwayaj nan Jakmèl pou tèt yon soulèvman popilè. Nan maten 24 Mas, 1896, a twa è nan maten , anvan li menm gen tan kite Pòtoprens li te tonbe pandan li te sou chwal li, li te fè yon kriz kadyak ki koz li tou mouri. Finéray li te fèt 26 mas.
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-Source/Sous: Wikipedia
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Francois C. Antoine Simon was born 10 October 1843. He was originally from the town of Savane near “Les Cayes”.
As a general, he led a rebellion against Pierre Nord Alexis and succeeded him as president.
Simon was ousted from power by supporters of Cincinnatus Leconte, who was his successor as President. Simon went into exile for several years, but returned to Haiti where he died in Les Cayes, either 10 January or 10 March 1923.
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An affranchis delegate in France and leader of a mulatto revolt. He had been educated in Paris and was the son of a wealthy butcher or coffee plantation owner in Le Cap. He led a revolt against the white colonial authorities in Saint-Domingue that lasted from October to November 1790 in the vicinity of Le Cap, Ogé’s revolt of 1790, many sectors of Saint-Domingue society were ready to take up arms to put an end to the French cruelties.
As a member of the Friends of the Negro (Amis des Noirs), Ogé had been frustrated by the Assembly’s refusal to extend the Rights of Man to mulattoes and decided to take matters into his own hands after his efforts in France such as the 1789 motion to the Assembly of Colonists in Paris did not lead to greater freedom for the affranchis in the colony. Revolutionary France seemed unwilling to extent the ideals of the French Revolution to all sectors of it’s colonial empire.
“While residing in Paris he made the acquaintance and enjoyed the familiar friendship of Brissot, Robespierre, Lafayette, and other revolutionists connected with the society Amis des Noirs. From these men he learned his lessons of freedom. (Langston)

From Grande Rivière, his camp in the Department of the North, Ogé sent a letter to the President of the Assembly of that department to voice is opinion against the prejudice done to all freemen (including Blacks and Mulattoes).
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