Dessalines Day
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Dessalines Day is a Haitian national holiday commemorating the life and assassination of Jean-Jacques Dessalines, a leader of the Haitian Revolution and the country’s first ruler.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anniversary of the Death of Dessalines | 1 |
| Dessalines Day canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7913286 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dessalines Day Context triple: [Pont Rouge, relatedHoliday, Dessalines Day]
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A.
Carabobo Day
Carabobo Day is a Venezuelan national holiday that celebrates the decisive independence victory achieved at the Battle of Carabobo.
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B.
Emancipation Day
Emancipation Day is a commemorative holiday marking the abolition of slavery and the liberation of enslaved people, observed in various countries with ceremonies, cultural events, and reflections on freedom and justice.
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C.
Grito de Lares
Grito de Lares was an 1868 armed uprising in Puerto Rico against Spanish colonial rule that became a foundational symbol of the island’s independence movement.
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D.
Duékoué massacre
The Duékoué massacre was a large-scale killing of civilians in western Côte d'Ivoire in 2011, widely condemned as one of the worst atrocities of the Second Ivorian Civil War.
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E.
Ponce massacre
The Ponce massacre was a 1937 incident in Ponce, Puerto Rico, in which police opened fire on unarmed Puerto Rican Nationalist Party demonstrators, killing and wounding dozens and becoming a pivotal event in the island’s independence movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dessalines Day Target entity description: Dessalines Day is a Haitian national holiday commemorating the life and assassination of Jean-Jacques Dessalines, a leader of the Haitian Revolution and the country’s first ruler.
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A.
Carabobo Day
Carabobo Day is a Venezuelan national holiday that celebrates the decisive independence victory achieved at the Battle of Carabobo.
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B.
Emancipation Day
Emancipation Day is a commemorative holiday marking the abolition of slavery and the liberation of enslaved people, observed in various countries with ceremonies, cultural events, and reflections on freedom and justice.
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C.
Grito de Lares
Grito de Lares was an 1868 armed uprising in Puerto Rico against Spanish colonial rule that became a foundational symbol of the island’s independence movement.
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D.
Duékoué massacre
The Duékoué massacre was a large-scale killing of civilians in western Côte d'Ivoire in 2011, widely condemned as one of the worst atrocities of the Second Ivorian Civil War.
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E.
Ponce massacre
The Ponce massacre was a 1937 incident in Ponce, Puerto Rico, in which police opened fire on unarmed Puerto Rican Nationalist Party demonstrators, killing and wounding dozens and becoming a pivotal event in the island’s independence movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national holiday
ⓘ
public holiday ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Anniversary of the Death of Dessalines
ⓘ
linked to:
Dessalines Day
Jour des Dessalines ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | Jean-Jacques Dessalines ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Dessalines, Artibonite
ⓘ
linked to:
Artibonite
Port-au-Prince ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Jean-Jacques Dessalines
ⓘ
assassination of Jean-Jacques Dessalines ⓘ life of Jean-Jacques Dessalines ⓘ |
| country | Haiti ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasCategory | memorial day ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
French
ⓘ
Haitian Creole ⓘ |
| legalStatus | public holiday in Haiti ⓘ |
| location |
Republic of Haiti
ⓘ
linked to:
Haiti
|
| namedAfter | Jean-Jacques Dessalines ⓘ |
| observedOn | 17 October ⓘ |
| partOf | Haitian national holidays ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Haitian Revolution
ⓘ
Haitian independence ⓘ |
| significance |
honors the first ruler of independent Haiti
ⓘ
remembers a leader of the Haitian Revolution ⓘ |
| theme |
anti-colonial struggle
ⓘ
national identity ⓘ remembrance of national heroes ⓘ |
| typeOf | secular holiday ⓘ |
| typicalActivities |
official ceremonies
ⓘ
political speeches ⓘ public commemorations ⓘ wreath-laying at monuments ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dessalines Day Description of subject: Dessalines Day is a Haitian national holiday commemorating the life and assassination of Jean-Jacques Dessalines, a leader of the Haitian Revolution and the country’s first ruler.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Dessalines Day