Bayyinah Bello, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Bayyinah Bello

Haitian historian, teacher, writer and humanitarian worker

Date of Birth: 25-Mar-1948

Place of Birth: Port-au-Prince, Ouest, Haiti

Profession: writer, teacher, historian

Nationality: Haiti

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Bayyinah Bello (born 1948) is a Haitian historian, teacher, writer and humanitarian worker, who in her earlier career spent 15 years living and travelling in West Africa, including four years in Nigeria, as well as in Benin, Togo, and other countries in the region.Now based in Port-au-Prince, she is the founder of an organization for historical research called Fondation Marie-Claire Heureuse Félicité Bonheur Dessalines, popularly known as Fondasyon Félicité (FF), named after Marie-Claire Heureuse Félicité Bonheur Dessalines the Empress consort of Haiti and wife of revolutionary leader of Haiti Jean-Jacques Dessalines.
In the aftermath of the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the non-profit organization Friends of Fondation Félicité was set up to directly support FF, focusing on rebuilding the country.
She is also a professor of history at the State University of Haiti.