Dutty Boukman

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Dutty Boukman was an early leader and Vodou priest who helped ignite the Haitian Revolution by organizing and inspiring enslaved Africans to rebel against French colonial rule.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Vodou priest
enslaved person
historical figure
revolutionary leader
associatedWith early phase of the Haitian Revolution
slave uprisings in northern plantations of Saint-Domingue
causeOfDeath killed in combat
countryOfCitizenship French colony of Saint-Domingue
surface form: Saint-Domingue
ethnicGroup African
inspired enslaved Africans in Saint-Domingue to rebel
knownFor Boukman’s ceremony at Bois Caïman
leading an early uprising that helped ignite the Haitian Revolution
organizing enslaved Africans to rebel against French colonial rule in Saint-Domingue
legacy remembered as one of the first leaders of the Haitian Revolution
symbol of resistance in Haitian history
movement Haitian Revolution
notableEvent Bois Caïman ceremony
notableFor combining spiritual leadership with revolutionary organization
occupation Vodou priest
revolutionary
opposedTo French colonial rule in Saint-Domingue
slavery in Saint-Domingue
placeOfActivity French colony of Saint-Domingue
surface form: Saint-Domingue

northern Saint-Domingue
religion Haitian Vodou
surface form: Vodou
roleInEvent organizer of a major slave uprising in August 1791
spiritual leader at the Bois Caïman ceremony

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Bois Caïman ceremony hasLeader Dutty Boukman
Haitian Revolution keyFigure Dutty Boukman