Charlemagne Péralte
Charlemagne Péralte is the last hero on the modern history of Haiti. He was born in Hinche of a family who has emigrate from the Dominican Républic to Haiti changing they name "Péralta" for " Péralte". So Basicaly he's, <<Dominican>> by roots. He was officer of Léogane when USA invaded the black nation in 1915. American soldiers forced him to give the Haitian flag and weapons. He didnt do this, saying that they should fight before doing such thing.Arrested in 1917 for assault on an American soldier officer house they put him in forced labor for 5 years. He ran away and started a new army of rebels: The cacos ( Cacaos). Péralte made a provisional goverment in The north of the country where he fight for 2 years where peasants fights courageously for they country.One of his own officier Jean-Baptiste Conzé,made a treason with the Americans, He lead an american officer, Herman H. Hanneken* to the rebels camp disguised. It was the end for Péralte, he was shot in the heart.

To discourage the population, Péralte body was showed in each part of the country. In 1935, after the americans left the country, he was finaly burried.

He was 33.

*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman_H._Hanneken

I post this here because he was of Dominican origin if people are wondering why.

Don't worry, you'll not get any quarrel about it from me. Although you might encounter some people ignoring the fact that Hincha (Hinche), was formerly a dominican city, at least until before the final border agreements of the 1930's. The grandfather of a friend of mine was born on Thomassique (a little town to the east of Hinche) in the 1910's (which was known by then as Tomasica), and nobody on my neighborhood have ever put his dominicanness in doubt.

No quarrel here, this is a fierce Dominican.

I know that after Baby Doc left, the memory and deeds of Charlemagne were highlighted, and he was considered to be the Che Guevara of Haiti.
Nobody can say he was not a brave warrior and patriot, inspiring an army of over three thousand men, and then being betrayed and killed by an American marine that was infiltrated in his camp.

some beautiful history that i will definetely research.

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I know that after Baby Doc left, the memory and deeds of Charlemagne were highlighted, and he was considered to be the Che Guevara of Haiti.
Nobody can say he was not a brave warrior and patriot, inspiring an army of over three thousand men, and then being betrayed and killed by an American marine that was infiltrated in his camp.
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He's the last "hero" on my book of this ex haitian army.
It's exactly what I was thinking, the Che Guevara of Haiti. I hope one day a day will be put for his work " The Charlemagny Péralte Day". He fight 2 years without any support of Port-au-prince. What's suprise is that if he had win, he declined to be president.

Hi salute him like alot of haitian say:[I][Charlemagne Péraltement[/I]

Interesting bit of history, thanks for sharing Incognito.

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He's the last "hero" on my book of this ex haitian army.
It's exactly what I was thinking, the Che Guevara of Haiti. I hope one day a day will be put for his work " The Charlemagny Péralte Day". He fight 2 years without any support of Port-au-prince. What's suprise is that if he had win, he declined to be president.

Hi salute him like alot of haitian say:[I][Charlemagne Péraltement[/I]
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Had he been victorious, he would have been comparable to our Gregorio Luperon, although in the latter's case, his not accepting the presidency would be a tragedy for the nation, as that rejection paved the way for Ulises Heureaux to conquer the political power and establish his sanguinary dictatorship. But I could understand Peralte's rationale for not accepting it, cuz' the presidency of the Republic in Haiti is the Caribbean equivalent to an european absolute monarchy, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Long live the great Charlemagne Peralte. Dominican by origin, but definitely a true Haitian patriot. That man fought valiantly and ultimately died for his cause; the liberation of his nation. His efforts will never be forgotten, my admiration for his struggle puts him on the pedestal along with my nation's founding fathers (Louverture, Dessalines, Petion, and Christophe). If Haiti had a Mount Rushmore, Charlemagne's face would be the 5th addition to the four founders. A true patriot if there ever was one.