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It was considered the largest and most successful slave rebellion in the Western Hemisphere.
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After many long years of fighting the war finally ends and Haiti becomes independent.
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Pierre Boyer excludes blacks from power.
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He names it Hispaniola, or Little Spain. Which today is known as Haiti.
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Duvalier declares himself president-for-life and establishes a dictatorship with the help of the Tontons Macoutes militia.
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He is succeeded by his 19-year-old son, Jean-Claude, or "Baby Doc", who also declares himself president-for-life.
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Kills more than 45 people.
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Government announces emergency plan to cut price of rice in bid to halt unrest. Parliament dismisses Prime Minister Alexis.
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Up to 300,000 people are killed when a magnitude 7.0 earthquake hits the capital Port-au-Prince and its wider region - the worst in Haiti in 200 years.
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International donors pledge $5.3 billion for post-quake reconstruction at a donor conference at UN headquarters.
