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  2. Haitian Revolution - Wikipedia

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    The Haitian Revolution (French: Révolution haïtienne [ʁevɔlysjɔ̃ a.isjɛn] or Guerre de l'indépendance; Haitian Creole: Lagè d Lendependans) was a successful insurrection by self-liberated slaves against French colonial rule in Saint-Domingue, now the sovereign state of Haiti. [2]

  3. 1804 Haitian massacre - Wikipedia

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    [4] [5] The Haitian Revolution defeated the French army in November 1803 and the Haitian Declaration of Independence happened on 1 January 1804. [6] From February 1804 [7] until 22 April 1804, between 3,000 and 7,000 people were killed. [7]

  4. Independence of Haiti - Wikipedia

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    The Haitian Declaration of Independence was proclaimed on January 1st, 1804, in the port city of Gonaïves by Jean-Jacques Dessalines, marking the end of the 13-year-long Haitian Revolution. With this declaration, Haiti became the first independent Black nation in the Western Hemisphere.

  5. United States and the Haitian Revolution - Wikipedia

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    An illustration of violence during the Haitian Revolution. The Haitian Revolution and the subsequent independence of Haiti as an independent state provoked mixed reactions in the United States. Among many white Americans, this led to uneasiness, instilling fears of racial instability on its own soil and possible problems with foreign relations ...

  6. History of Haiti - Wikipedia

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    As hopeful as the Haitians, many Poles were seeking union amongst themselves to win back their homeland. As a result, many Polish soldiers admired their enemy and decided to turn on the French army and join the Haitian former slaves, and participated in the Haitian revolution of 1804, supporting the principles of liberty for all the people.

  7. Haitian Declaration of Independence - Wikipedia

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    Despite this, however, the Haitian Revolution and its consequent independence were unlike other revolutions of the time. The general post-independence autocratic tradition in Haiti differentiated it from most other Latin American societies that became republics following a revolution, with the exception of a select few that became monarchies ...

  8. The History Behind Anti-Haitian Lies - AOL

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    The Haitian Revolution has been described by scholars as the realization of white slave owners’ worst nightmare: Black rule. For white rulers, this was not merely a local rebellion but a threat ...

  9. Timeline of Haitian history - Wikipedia

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    This is a timeline of Haitian history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Haiti and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Haiti .