Alexandre Sabès Pétion (French pronunciation: [alɛksɑ̃dʁ sabɛs petjɔ̃]; 2 April 1770 – 29 March 1818) was the first president of the Republic of Haiti...

military leader during the Haitian Revolution. Among his protégés were Alexandre Pétion and Jean-Pierre Boyer, both future presidents of Haïti. Rigaud was...

he denigrated Pétion by asserting that Pétion embodied the false democracy that masks tyranny. This declaration was borne out when Pétion proclaimed himself...

his administration, Alexandre Pétion and Henri Christophe, then assumed power, which led to a split in the country – with Pétion leading the southern...

Empire of Haiti. The southern Republic of Haiti was ruled by General Alexandre Pétion, a free person of color, as President from 9 March 1807 until his death...

accompanied by mulatto troops led by Alexandre Pétion and André Rigaud, free gens de couleur from Saint-Domingue. Pétion and Rigaud, both sons of wealthy...

region of Saint-Domingue. After going into exile in France, Boyer and Alexandre Pétion returned in 1802 with the French troops led by General Charles Leclerc...

was split. Parallel with the government of Christophe in the north, Alexandre Pétion, a free person of color, ruled over the south of the country as President...

football player Alexandre Lloveras (born 2000), French para-cyclist Alexandre O'Neill, Portuguese poet Alexandre Pétion, Haitian President Alexandre Pantoja,...

present design was first used by the Republic of Haiti under President Alexandre Pétion in 1806. It was most recently readopted on 25 February 2012 under Title...

She had a relationship with Alexandre Pétion, with whom she had two daughters, Cecile and Hersilie. In 1807, Alexandre Petion became president, and she...

the north, while Alexandre Pétion presided over mulatto rule in the south. There were large differences in governance between Petion's republic, and what...

Founded in 1831 by president Jean-Pierre Boyer, it was named after Alexandre Sabès Pétion (1770–1818), the Haitian general and president later recognized...

ɛne], Charles Hérard eldest) was an officer in the Haitian Army under Alexandre Pétion during his struggles against Henri Christophe. He was declared the...

was elected president of the State of Haiti, as he named that area. Alexandre Pétion was elected president of the Republic of Haiti in the south. On 26...

put blacks and whites to the sword. Following this decisive strike, Alexandre Pétion, a free colored officer (and future Haitian president) defected to...

capital of the empire, designed by Alexandre Pétion overlooking the Artibonite Valley Twin forts Jacques and Alexandre over the city of Port-au-Prince and...

revolutionary leader Alexandre Pétion. After promising to abolish slavery in Spanish America, Bolívar received military support from Pétion and returned to...

Robespierre and Pétion were made the popular heroes and were crowned by the populace with civic crowns. From 24 October - 11 November Pétion visited London...

Republic of Venezuela following its fall in 1815, he became close to Alexandre Pétion, the first president of Haiti, and received aid. Bolívar returned to...

over to the insurgents. The new steamer, which was given the name of Alexandre Pétion, arrived at Port-au-Prince on September 19, 1868. The next day Salnave...

natural deaths, including José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia of Paraguay, Alexandre Pétion and François Duvalier of Haiti, Rafael Carrera of Guatemala, Josip...

12 July; and was sold to the Haitian government 15 August. Renamed Alexandre Pétion, on 20 September 1868, she attacked the rebel ships Liberté and Sylvain...

northern State of Haiti and Pétion ruling the more tolerant southern Republic of Haiti. Jean-Pierre Boyer succeeded Pétion in 1811; he consolidated power...

Constitution of 1806, for the southern Republic of Haiti, written largely by Alexandre Pétion. Constitution of 1807 formalized a northern State of Haiti with Christophe...

suffered major losses, including the death of General Charles Dugua. Alexandre Pétion, a mixed-race Haitian general, had played an important role when he...

Guillon-Lethière depicting the summit meeting between the leader of Haiti, Alexandre Pétion, and General Jean-Jacques Dessalines (later Jacques I Emperor of Haiti)...

by Alexandre Pétion, an homme de couleur. Christophe established a semi-feudal corvée system, with a rigid education and economic code. Pétion's republic...

greater power, he ran up against the newly-established Senate under Alexandre Pétion, who defended the capital of Port-au-Prince. Christophe consolidated...

was willing to trade with Haiti, which led Haiti's first president Alexandre Pétion to suggest paying an indemnification to France, solely for the value...