HaitiLibre Quiz Spotlights Sanité Belair, Heroine of the Haitian Revolution
The twice-weekly 'Did You Know?' column recounts the life of the revolutionary who faced execution in 1802 without a blindfold.
HaitiLibre's twice-weekly educational column 'Did You Know?' dedicated its 67th edition to Suzanne Belair, immortalized as Sanité Belair, described by the outlet as one of the most daring female figures of the Haitian Revolution. According to HaitiLibre, Belair was the wife of Charles Belair, nephew of Toussaint Louverture, and took an active role in the armed struggle against the re-establishment of slavery during the Leclerc expedition of 1802. The column states she rose to the rank of sergeant and then lieutenant in the indigenous army and took part in clashes in the Artibonite Mountains. Captured by French forces after what the outlet calls fierce resistance, she was sentenced to death by a military court. At her execution on October 5, 1802, HaitiLibre reports, she refused to be blindfolded and braved her executioners until the last moment. The profile is drawn from fact sheets accompanying answers in 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 free quizzes require no registration, offer three difficulty levels, and are available in French and English at quiz.haitilibre.com.