🇭🇹⚔️📜 Fun Facts About Haiti - History and Heroes Haiti’s legacy is built on courage and defiance. In 1804, Jean-Jacques Dessalines declared independence after leading the only successful slave revolt in history. Alexandre Pétion’s support helped Simón Bolívar liberate Latin America, while women like Marie-Jeanne Lamartinière proved heroism knows no gender. The Haitian flag’s blue and red stripes, created by removing white from the French tricolor, stand as symbols of freedom and unity. Haiti’