Haitian Revolution (1791 - 1804) (aug 21, 1791 – jan 1, 1804)

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The Haitian Revolution was a successful anti-slavery and anti-colonial insurrection by self-liberated slaves against French colonial rule in Saint-Domingue, now the sovereign nation of Haiti. It began with the former colony's independence. It involved blacks, mulattoes, French, Spanish, and British participants - with the ex-slave Toussaint L'Ouverture emerging as Haiti's most charismatic hero. It was the only slave uprising that led to the founding of a state which was both free from slavery and ruled by non-whites and former captives. It is now widely seen as a defining moment in the history of racism in the Atlantic World.

"Liberté, égalité, fraternité"
French for "liberty, equality, fraternity", is the national motto of France and the Republic of Haiti, and is an example of a tripartite motto. Although it finds its origins in the French Revolution

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