(Born 20 May 1743, Bréda at Haut de Cap enslaved estate [probably], Saint- Domingue)
Leader of
the Haitian Revolution, embarks on the armed mobilisation of tens of thousands
of enslaved Africans, beginning 1789, in revolt against French-occupied Saint-Domingue, west Hispaniola, wealthiest African-enslaved territory of the Americas during the epoch, with
the eventual historic 1804 African military victory (against not only France but
also the expanded forces of its pan-European allies who come to its aid) when
they proclaim the Republic of Haiti
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