Cécile Fatiman

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Cécile Fatiman was a Haitian Vodou priestess and revolutionary figure traditionally credited with helping to spark the Haitian Revolution through her role in the Bois Caïman ceremony.

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Cécile Fatiman canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Haitian revolutionary
Vodou priestess
historical figure
human
associatedWith Dutty Boukman
Haitian Vodou
surface form: Haitian Vodou tradition

enslaved Africans in Saint-Domingue
commemoratedIn Haitian historical memory
studies of the Haitian Revolution
countryOfCitizenship Haiti
culture Afro-Haitian
describedIn Haitian oral tradition
histories of the Haitian Revolution
ethnicOrigin Haitian
gender female
historicalStatus traditionally credited with helping to spark the Haitian Revolution
influenced interpretations of the Bois Caïman ceremony
subsequent Haitian religious nationalism
knownAs Cécile Fatiman
languageOfWorkOrName French
Haitian Creole
legacy iconic female figure in Haitian history
symbol of Haitian revolutionary spirituality
movement Haitian Revolution
narrativeStatus partly legendary
notableFor participation in the Haitian Revolution
role in the Bois Caïman ceremony
occupation Vodou priestess
revolutionary
partOf Haitian slave resistance
placeOfActivity French colony of Saint-Domingue
surface form: Saint-Domingue

northern Haiti
politicalAlignment anti-slavery
religion Haitian Vodou
roleInEvent Vodou priestess at Bois Caïman ceremony
officiant at Bois Caïman ceremony
significantEvent Bois Caïman ceremony
timePeriod early 19th century
late 18th century

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Bois Caïman ceremony hasLeader Cécile Fatiman
Bois Caïman associatedWithPerson Cécile Fatiman
Cécile Fatiman knownAs Cécile Fatiman