Haiti
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August 22, 1791
Haitian Revolution Begins
Enslaved people in the French colony of Saint-Domingue launched the largest and most successful slave uprising in the Western Hemisphere.
May 20, 1743
Toussaint Louverture Born
Toussaint Louverture, the leader of the Haitian Revolution who transformed an enslaved people into a free nation, was born in Saint-Domingue.