Haitian Declaration of Independence
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The Haitian Declaration of Independence is the 1804 document by which Haiti proclaimed itself a free and sovereign nation, marking the first successful slave revolt in history and the creation of the first Black republic.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
declaration of independence
→
founding document → historical document → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Act of Independence of Haiti
→
Acte de l’Indépendance d’Haïti → |
| archivalLocation |
Archives nationales d’Haïti
→
British National Archives (copy) → |
| associatedLeader |
Alexandre Pétion
→
Henri Christophe → Jean-Jacques Dessalines → |
| continent |
North America
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| countryDeclaredIndependent |
Haiti
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|
| date |
1804-01-01
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| declaredIndependenceFrom |
France
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| declares |
end of slavery in Haiti
→
freedom and sovereignty of the Haitian people → permanent break with France → |
| historicalSignificance |
first declaration of independence by a post-slavery Black-led state
→
first successful slave revolt leading to a sovereign state → key document in Atlantic revolutionary era → |
| ideologicalContext |
Black emancipation
→
anti-slavery movement → anticolonialism → |
| influenced |
19th-century anticolonial movements
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Black liberation thought in the Americas → |
| influencedBy |
Enlightenment ideals
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French Revolution → |
| language |
French
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|
| legalStatus |
foundational constitutional document of Haiti
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|
| mentions |
crimes of French colonialism
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|
| placeOfProclamation |
Gonaïves
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Saint-Domingue → |
| politicalEffect |
abolition of French colonial rule in Saint-Domingue
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creation of the first Black republic → end of slavery in Haiti → |
| presentDayLocation |
Haiti
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|
| principalAuthor |
Louis Boisrond-Tonnerre
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|
| region |
Caribbean
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|
| relatedEvent |
proclamation of Jean-Jacques Dessalines as Governor-General for life
→
subsequent proclamation of Dessalines as Emperor Jacques I → |
| resultOf |
Haitian Revolution
→
slave revolt in Saint-Domingue → |
| signedBy |
Jean-Jacques Dessalines
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|
| signedOnBehalfOf |
the Haitian people
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|
| subject |
freedom from slavery
→
national sovereignty → racial equality → |
| year |
1804
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Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Haitian Declaration of Independence
("Acte de l’Indépendance d’Haïti")
→
Haitian Declaration of Independence ("Act of Independence of Haiti") → |
alsoKnownAs |
|
Haitian Revolution
("Haitian Declaration of Independence of 1804")
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legalOutcome |
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Jean-Jacques Dessalines
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notableWork |
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Haitian Constitution of 1801
("Haitian Declaration of Independence of 1804")
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precedes |
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Haitian Revolution
→
|
result |