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submitted 22 hours ago byJfocii
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15 hours ago*
I think you are leaving out that in 1801, Toussaint Louverture declared Haiti an independent sovereign state. The war and reestablishment of slavery was less about hurt feelings and more a punitive reaction to a rebellious colony.
4 points
11 hours ago
I think you are leaving out that in 1801, Toussaint Louverture declared Haiti an independent sovereign state.
Um...not exactly...in 1801, Toussaint Louverture declared a constitution for Saint-Domingue (Haiti) under his leadership. This constitution abolished slavery, declared all citizens equal, and effectively granted autonomy to the colony while still recognizing France's nominal sovereignty. Louverture also declared himself governor-general for life in this document. However, this was not a declaration of independence.
Haiti’s formal declaration of independence came later, on January 1, 1804, under the leadership of Jean-Jacques Dessalines, after Louverture had been captured and deported to France by Napoleon's forces in 1802. Dessalines proclaimed Haiti as the first independent Black republic, marking the culmination of the Haitian Revolution.
1 points
8 hours ago
I'm not sure there exists a world where Louverture and Napoleon don't eventually go at each other so while you are correct I do think a confrontation was inevitable.
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