Dessalines

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Dessalines
Dessalines (Haiti)
Dessalines
Dessalines
Location in Haiti
Coordinates: 19°16′60″N 72°30′0″W / 19.28333, -72.5
Country Haiti
Department Artibonite

Dessalines is a city in the Artibonite Department of Haiti. It is named after Jean-Jacques Dessalines, a leader of the Haitian Revolution and the first ruler of independent Haiti.