Charlemagne Péralte

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Charlemagne Péralte
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Personality · Politics & public life

Military personnel · Politician · Partisan

📍 Birthplace Hinche

October 10, 1885 – November 1, 1919

Haiti

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François Borgia Charlemagne Péralte was a Haitian nationalist leader who led armed resistance against the United States occupation of Haiti from 1917 to 1919. He led Cacos guerrilla fighters against forces of the United States Marine Corps and the Gendarmerie of Haiti before his assassination by U.S. Marines. A photograph of his corpse, widely distributed as a deterrent to Haitian resistance, made him a martyr and national hero in Haiti.

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Birthplace
Hinche
Languages
French, Haitian Creole

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  • Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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