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FL H8081
Resolution
Status
Introduced
4/15/2025
Primary Sponsor
Dotie Joseph
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AI Summary
- Designates October 17, 2025, as "Jean-Jacques Dessalines Day" in the State of Florida
- Honors Jean-Jacques Dessalines (born 1758), a founding father of Haiti who proclaimed Haitian independence on January 1, 1804, and served as the country's first emperor
- Recognizes Dessalines' role in leading Haiti to become the first country in the Americas to permanently abolish slavery
- Notes October 17 as the anniversary of Dessalines' assassination in 1806 during a military revolt, a date celebrated annually in Haiti as Dessalines Day
- Acknowledges the strong connection between Haiti and Florida, with hundreds of thousands of Haitian Americans residing in South Florida
Legislative Description
Jean-Jacques Dessalines Day
Last Action
Adopted by Publication
5/2/2025
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