Alexandre petion personal life

Haitian revolutionary; 1st President of the Republic of Haiti (1807–18)

"Pétion" redirects here. For the French politician, see Jérôme Pétion de Villeneuve.

For the Haitian Navy gunboat, see Haitian ship Alexandre Pétion.

Alexandre Sabès Pétion (French pronunciation:[alɛksɑ̃dʁsabɛspetjɔ̃]; 2 April 1770 – 29 March 1818) was the first president of the Republic of Haiti from 1807 until his death in 1818.

Alexandre petion personal life

One of Haiti's founding fathers, Pétion belonged to the revolutionary quartet that also includes Toussaint Louverture, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, and his later rival Henri Christophe. Regarded as an excellent artilleryman in his early adulthood,^[3] Pétion would distinguish himself as an esteemed military commander with experience leading both French and Haitian troops.

The 1802 coalition formed by him and Dessalines against French forces led by Charles Leclerc would prove to be a watershed moment in the decade-long conflict, eventually culminati