Introduction

Haiti has been an independent nation since roughly 18 o four. In april n 66, as most of the continent was finding its way to independence, haiti took centre stage in africa,. So that month, m seser's play about the early haytian leader, henri cristo, was staged in de car senegal. This was a red letter event in the history of black internationalism. And it highlights the historical connection between the haytian revolution of 17 91 to 18 o four and the decolonization of africa over hundred and 50 years later.