Haitian Revolution
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The Haitian Revolution was a late-18th- to early-19th-century slave uprising in the French colony of Saint-Domingue that led to the abolition of slavery there and the establishment of Haiti as the first Black republic and the first successful slave-led state in the modern world.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Haitian independence movement | 0 | 1 |
| War of Haitian Independence | 0 | 1 |
| War of independence of Haiti | 0 | 1 |
| the Haitian Revolution | 0 | 1 |
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-colonial war
→
independence movement → revolution → slave revolt → |
| cause |
brutal plantation slavery in Saint-Domingue
→
conflicts among whites, free people of color, and enslaved people → demands for emancipation by enslaved Africans → influence of the French Revolution → racial inequality in the French colony → |
| colonialPower | France → |
| conflictType |
civil war
→
slave uprising → war of independence → |
| country |
Haiti
→
surface form:
Saint-Domingue
|
| createdEntity |
Haiti
→
surface form:
Republic of Haiti
|
| dateOfIndependence | 1 January 1804 → |
| endDate | 1804 → |
| inspiredBy |
Enlightenment ideals of liberty and equality
→
French Revolution → |
| involvedGroup |
British expeditionary forces
→
French revolutionary commissioners → Spanish forces from Santo Domingo → enslaved Africans → free people of color → white planters → |
| keyFigure |
Dutty Boukman
→
Henri Christophe → Jean-Jacques Dessalines → Toussaint Bréda → Toussaint Louverture → |
| languageContext | French colony of Saint-Domingue → |
| leader |
Henri Christophe
→
Jean-Jacques Dessalines → Toussaint Louverture → |
| legalOutcome |
Haitian Constitution of 1801
→
Haitian Declaration of Independence →
surface form:
Haitian Declaration of Independence of 1804
abolition of slavery in French colonies in 1794 → |
| opponent |
French colonial authorities
→
French slaveowners → French Army →
surface form:
Napoleonic expeditionary forces
|
| presentDayLocation | Haiti → |
| result |
Haitian Declaration of Independence
→
abolition of slavery in Saint-Domingue → creation of the first successful slave-led state in the modern world → defeat of French colonial forces in Saint-Domingue → end of French rule in Saint-Domingue → establishment of the first Black republic → independence of Haiti → |
| significance |
challenged Atlantic slavery system
→
contributed to the Louisiana Purchase by France → first successful large-scale slave revolt in history → influenced abolitionist movements worldwide → |
| startDate | 1791 → |
| startEvent | Bois Caïman ceremony → |
| theaterOfWar |
Caribbean
→
island of Hispaniola → |
Referenced by (29)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
British Expeditionary Forces
this entity surface form:
Haitian independence movement
this entity surface form:
the Haitian Revolution
this entity surface form:
War of independence of Haiti
this entity surface form:
War of Haitian Independence