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18 september 1811 les cayes , saint-domingue -lrb- later haiti -rrb- c ,1761 revolutionary the southern state of haiti in opposition to his protégé military , alexandre pétion leader and general ; proclaimed presidency of andré rigaud.gif andré rigaud
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andré rigaud

benoit joseph andré rigaud -lrb- 1761 -- 18 september 1811 -rrb- was the leading mulatto military leader during the haïtian revolution .
among his protégés were alexandre pétion and jean-pierre boyer , both future presidents of haïti .
