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Haitian Revolution

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The Haitian Revolution, also known as the Haitian War of Independence, was a successful insurrection by enslaved Africans against French colonial rule in Saint-Domingue, the colony that became the sovereign state of Haiti. It ran from 1791 to 1804 and is one of the only known slave rebellions in human history to lead to the founding of a state that was both free of slavery and ruled by former captives.

Facts
Year
1791 1
The revolution ran from 1791 to 1804; event-year records the start.
Event Date
1791-08-21 1
The infobox gives 21 August 1791 as the start date; the revolution ended on 1 January 1804.
Location
Saint-Domingue (now Haiti) 1
Classification
Event Type
Military Conflict 1
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1. Haitian Revolution, Wikipedia
  • Lead, sentence 1
    a successful insurrection by enslaved Africans against French colonial rule in Saint-Domingue, now the sovereign state of Haiti.
  • Infobox, Date (start year)
    21 August 1791
  • Infobox, Date (start date)
    21 August 1791
  • Haitian Revolution: Event Type
    The Haitian Revolution, also known as the Haitian War of Independence, was a successful insurrection by enslaved Africans against French colonial rule in Saint-Domingue, the colony that became the sovereign state of Haiti.
  • In Era: The Late Modern Period, lead paragraph and infobox, dates
    The Haitian Revolution, also known as the Haitian War of Independence, was a successful insurrection by enslaved Africans against French colonial rule
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