What was the first independent nation of Latin America and the Caribbean?

Haiti became the first independent nation of Latin America and the Caribbean on January 1, 1804, when Jean-Jacques Dessalines defeated Napoleon Bonaparte’s forces. Haiti was also the first country in the region to abolish slavery._x000D_

Haiti News Fact

_x000D_On July 7, 2021, President of Haiti, Jovenel Moïse, was assassinated in an overnight attack on his private residence. Haiti police killed four suspects in the murder, detained two others, and freed three officers who the assassins held hostage. Authorities said the attack was carried out by “a highly trained and heavily armed group” whose members spoke Spanish or English.