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Vincent Oge begins a rebellion for Free People of Color
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1791 Slave Rebellion
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Slave Rebels Control one third of the island
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Free Men of Color given Political Rights
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Sonthanax sent to protect rights of Free People of Color
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Toussaint Louverture fights for the Spanish Army
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Sonthanax abolishes slavery in Saint-Domingue.
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France Abolishes slavery in all colonies
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Toussaint joins the French Forces
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Toussaint expels British and Spanish forces from the island
Toussaint wins battles and expels the British and Spanish forces from the island -
Toussiant issues constitution for an idenpendent Haiti and is proclamied as governor for life
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Napoleon sends over his brother, Leclerc, to retake the island
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Toussaint captured and taken to prison in France
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Leclerc dies of Yellow Fever
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Vicomte de Rochambeau replaces Leclerc
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Dessalines deafeats Rochambeau in the Battle of Vertières
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Dessalines declares Haiti's independence, name changed to Haiti