Statecraft & Independence
Landmark
Charlemagne Péralte
1885 – 1919
Leader of the resistance to the United States occupation
Landmark is level 2 of 4 in the Haiti Hall of Fame: a first that opened a door, or the pre-eminent figure of their generation in this country. See how the levels work.
Why they are here
A soldier who led the Caco rebellion against the American occupation of Haiti from 1918.
Péralte was betrayed and killed by United States Marines in 1919, and a photograph of his body, meant as a warning, turned him into a national martyr.
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