HaitiLibre Quiz Spotlights Sanité Belair, Heroine of the 1802 Revolution

HaitiLibre's twice-weekly 'Did You Know?' column, in its 68th edition, highlights the role of Suzanne Belair—immortalized as Sanité Belair—during the 1802 uprising against the French Leclerc expedition, according to haitilibre.com. The wife of Charles Belair, nephew of Toussaint Louverture, Sanité Belair took an active part in the armed struggle against the re-establishment of slavery, obtaining the rank of sergeant and then lieutenant in the indigenous army, the outlet reports. She participated in clashes in the Artibonite Mountains before being captured by French forces after what the source describes as fierce resistance. Sentenced to death by a military court, she was executed on October 5, 1802. According to the column, she refused to be blindfolded and braved her executioners until the last moment, a stance that made her an enduring symbol of Haitian patriotism and resistance. The information is drawn from fact sheets accompanying the Quiz-HaitiLibre series. HaitiLibre notes that 30 new quizzes were added on October 1, 2026, bringing the total to 270 quizzes of 10 questions each. The quizzes are free, require no registration, offer three difficulty levels, and are available in French and English at quiz.haitilibre.com.