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Alexandre Pétion

1770 - 1818

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Alexandre Sabès Pétion (French pronunciation: [alɛksɑ̃dʁ sabɛs petjɔ̃]; 2 April 1770 – 29 March 1818) was the first president of the Republic of Haiti from 1807 until his death in 1818. 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, 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 culminating in the decisive Haitian victory at the Battle of Vertières in 1803. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alexandre Pétion is the 5,610th most popular politician (down from 5,164th in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Haiti (down from 7th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Haitian Politician.

Alexandre Pétion is most famous for being the first president of Haiti. He was Haiti's first head of state and led the country from 1806 to 1818.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Alexandre Pétion ranks 5,610 out of 19,576. Before him are Bess Truman, Khertek Anchimaa-Toka, Prince Felix of Schwarzenberg, Norodom Ranariddh, Princess Sophie Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, and Pierre Mendès France. After him are Honoré V, Prince of Monaco, Margaret Bondfield, Philip Howard, 13th Earl of Arundel, Antipope Constantine II, Abdul Halim of Kedah, and Al-Muqtafi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1770, Alexandre Pétion ranks 18. Before him are Adam Jerzy Czartoryski, Anton Reicha, Theodoros Kolokotronis, Manuel Belgrano, Thomas Johann Seebeck, and Princess Carolina of Parma. After him are George Canning, Ferdinando Carulli, Alexandre Brongniart, Adam Johann von Krusenstern, Pierre Cambronne, and Jean Maximilien Lamarque. Among people deceased in 1818, Alexandre Pétion ranks 14. Before him are Charles, Grand Duke of Baden, Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp, Maria Isabel of Braganza, Abigail Adams, Heinrich Füger, and Countess Maria Louise Albertine of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg. After him are Catherine-Dominique de Pérignon, Frederick Louis, Prince of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen, Louis Joseph, Prince of Condé, Leopold Koželuch, Warren Hastings, and Paul Revere.

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In Haiti

Among people born in Haiti, Alexandre Pétion ranks 8 out of 94. Before him are François Duvalier (1907), Jean-Jacques Dessalines (1758), Thomas-Alexandre Dumas (1762), Jean-Claude Duvalier (1951), René Préval (1943), and John James Audubon (1785). After him are Jean-Pierre Boyer (1776), Jeanne Duval (1820), Jean-Bertrand Aristide (1953), Ariel Henry (1949), Anacaona (1474), and Leslie Manigat (1930).

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Among POLITICIANS In Haiti

Among politicians born in Haiti, Alexandre Pétion ranks 4. Before him are Jean-Jacques Dessalines (1758), Jean-Claude Duvalier (1951), and René Préval (1943). After him are Jean-Pierre Boyer (1776), Jean-Bertrand Aristide (1953), Ariel Henry (1949), Anacaona (1474), Leslie Manigat (1930), Faustin Soulouque (1782), Boniface Alexandre (1936), and Jovenel Moïse (1968).

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