On January 1, 1804, Jean-Jacques Dessalines declared Haiti’s independence and the country became the first free Black Republic, ending slavery. The Soup Joumou (winter squash), which was prepared by the slaves, for the slavemasters, was forbidden to them. Therefore, since January 1st 1804, its consumption is a strong symbol of celebration and liberation of the Haitian people which is celebrated every year around the world.
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Premye Janvye 1804, Jean-Jacques Desalin te deklare endepandans Ayiti, se te premye Repiblik nwa lib, sispan esklavaj. Soup Joumou, ki te prepare pou met esklav yo, te entèdi pou esklav yo. Se sa ki fè, depi jou sa a, nan dat sa a, konsomasyon li se yon senbol solid nan selebrasyon ak Liberasyon pep Ayisyen ke yo selebre atravè mond lan.
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Le 1er Janvier 1804, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, déclare l’indépendance d’Haïti et elle devient la première République Noire libre, mettant fin à l’esclavage.
La soupe au Giraumon qui était préparée pour les maîtres, était interdite aux esclaves. Par conséquent, depuis ce jour, à cette date, sa consommation est un symbole fort de célébration et de libération du peuple haïtien célébrée autour du monde.
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On April 4th 1792, in the middle of slave revolts, the French National Assembly adopted a decree granting full rights to free people of colour. From that day forward there were free men or slaves. This historical moment was pivotal for the relationship between the slaves, the French colonists and the free people of colour (mulattos and blacks). It granted them equal political rights as their white counterparts, but the owners didn’t apply it right away. (Source: Culture & Révolution – Ardouin: Études sur l’Histoire d’Haïti)
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Le 4 avril 1792, au milieu des révoltes d’esclaves, l’Assemblée Nationale française adopta un décret octroyant des droits aux gens de couleur. À partir de ce jour, il y eut des hommes libres ou des esclaves. Ce moment historique fût crucial pour la relation entre les esclaves, les colons français et les affranchis, gens de couleur (mulâtres et noirs). Ce décret leur accordait des droits politiques égaux à ceux de leurs homologues blancs, mais les propriétaires ne l’appliquèrent pas tout de suite.
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4 avril 1792, nan mitan revòlt esklav yo, asanble nasyonal franse a te adopte yon dekrè ki te akòde dwa pou tout nèg nwa ak nèg milat. Depi jou sa a te gen moun lib oswa esklav. Moman istorik sa a te enpòtan pou relasyon ant esklav yo, ak kolon franse yo ak nèg lib yo (milat ak nèg nwa). Li akòde yo dwa politik egal ak blan yo, mèt pwopriyete yo pa t ‘aplike li touswit. .
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In 1818 Pétion replaced Boyer as the 2nd President of the Republic of Haiti. Pétion had selected Boyer as his successor as a measure to protect the nation from foreign intrusion.
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Président Boyer was confronted with Henri Christophe in the north. Christophe’s rule created unrest in the Kingdom. After his soldiers rebelled against him in 1820, in failing health and fearing assassination, Christophe committed suicide. Boyer easily reunited Haiti.
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Born in Port-au-Prince, he was the mulatto son of a French tailor and a former slave from Congo. He was sent to France to become educated. During the French Revolution, he fought as a battalion commander, and against Toussaint Louverture in the early years of the Haitian Revolution.
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After the uprising of African slaves in the north of Saint-Domingue in 1791, Boyer joined the French and fought against the grand blancs (plantation owners) and royalists. In 1794, Saint-Domingue was invaded by the British trying to capitalize on the unrest in the formerly wealthy colony. Boyer went to Jacmel, and joined mulatto leader, General Rigaud. While other mulatto leaders surrendered to Louverture in south, Boyer escaped to France with Rigaud and Pétion.
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Next, he returned to Haiti to protest the independence that Louverture had just achieved. By early 1802, Rigaud and other leaders learned that the French intended to take away the civil rights of mulattoes and re-institute slavery in Saint-Domingue (as they had managed to do in Guadeloupe.) They sent General LeClerc to defeat the rebels, and Boyer collaborated with other native leaders to defeat the French but most had died as a result of yellow fever.
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Boyer’s rule lasted until 1843, the poor economic situation was worsened by an earthquake. The majority rural population rose up under President Hérard. On 13 Feb. 1843, Boyer fled to Jamaica. He eventually settled in exile in France, and died in Paris in 1850.
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