Haitian Declaration of Independence

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declaration of independence founding document historical document

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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Haitian Declaration of Independence canonical 4
Haitian Declaration of Independence of 1804 2
Act of Independence of Haiti 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf declaration of independence ⓘ
founding document ⓘ
historical document ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Haitian Declaration of Independence ⓘ
surface form: Act of Independence of Haiti

Haitian Declaration of Independence ⓘ
surface form: Acte de l’Indépendance d’Haïti
archivalLocation Archives nationales d’Haïti ⓘ
The National Archives ⓘ
surface form: British National Archives (copy)
associatedLeader Alexandre Pétion ⓘ
Henri Christophe ⓘ
Jean-Jacques Dessalines ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
countryDeclaredIndependent Haiti ⓘ
date 1804-01-01 ⓘ
declaredIndependenceFrom France ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Black liberation thought in the Americas ⓘ
influencedBy Enlightenment ideals ⓘ
French Revolution ⓘ
language French ⓘ
legalStatus foundational constitutional document of Haiti ⓘ
mentions crimes of French colonialism ⓘ
placeOfProclamation Gonaïves ⓘ
French colony of Saint-Domingue ⓘ
surface form: Saint-Domingue
politicalEffect abolition of French colonial rule in Saint-Domingue ⓘ
creation of the first Black republic ⓘ
end of slavery in Haiti ⓘ
presentDayLocation Haiti ⓘ
principalAuthor Louis Boisrond-Tonnerre ⓘ
region Caribbean ⓘ
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 ⓘ
signedOnBehalfOf the Haitian people ⓘ
subject freedom from slavery ⓘ
national sovereignty ⓘ
racial equality ⓘ
year 1804 ⓘ

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Haitian Revolution → result → Haitian Declaration of Independence ⓘ
Haitian Revolution → legalOutcome → Haitian Declaration of Independence ⓘ
this entity surface form: Haitian Declaration of Independence of 1804
Jean-Jacques Dessalines → notableWork → Haitian Declaration of Independence ⓘ
Haitian Constitution of 1801 → precedes → Haitian Declaration of Independence ⓘ
this entity surface form: Haitian Declaration of Independence of 1804
Haitian Declaration of Independence → alsoKnownAs → Haitian Declaration of Independence ⓘ
this entity surface form: Acte de l’Indépendance d’Haïti
Haitian Declaration of Independence → alsoKnownAs → Haitian Declaration of Independence ⓘ
this entity surface form: Act of Independence of Haiti
Jacques I → significantEvent → Haitian Declaration of Independence ⓘ
this entity surface form: Haiti’s declaration of independence
Emperor Jacques I → signed → Haitian Declaration of Independence ⓘ
Gonaïves → notableEvent → Haitian Declaration of Independence ⓘ
this entity surface form: Haitian independence proclamation
Louis Boisrond-Tonnerre → notableWork → Haitian Declaration of Independence ⓘ
Louis Boisrond-Tonnerre → drafted → Haitian Declaration of Independence ⓘ
this entity surface form: Haiti’s 1804 Declaration of Independence