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Catherine Flon is known for sewing the first Haitian flag in 1803. According to tradition, she created the country’s first flag on the last day of the Congress of Archaye on May 18, 1803. Jean-Jacques Dessaline who is Flon’s godfather cut apart a French tricolor with his sabre, which demonstrated his desire to break away from France. The pieces were given to Flon who stitched them back together, while leaving out the center white strip. The blue and red stripes on the flag represent a union between the black and mulatto citizens of Haiti.