Discuss the role of any three leaders of the Haitian Revolution
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To review, the Haitian Revolution had several key leaders, including Boukman, Toussant Louverture, and Jean-Jacques Dessalines. ... After Louverture was removed, Jean-Jacques Dessalines led an uprising against France and officially declared Saint-Domingue an independent country.
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These are some of the people involved in the Haitian Revolution: Vincent Ogé, an affranchi, led an unsuccessful revolt in October 1790. The former slave Toussaint Louverture became a leader of the slave revolt and made himself ruler.
Toussaint Louverture
Toussaint Louverture, Louverture also spelled L'Ouverture, original name (until c. 1793) François Dominique Toussaint, (born c. 1743, Bréda, near Cap-Français, Saint-Domingue [Haiti]—died April 7, 1803, Fort-de-Joux, France), leader of the Haitian independence movement during the French Revolution (1787–99).
The Haitian Revolution was significant because it was the most successful rebellion waged by slaves against a colonial power. The country also became the first black republic in the world. Haiti at the time was the wealthiest of France's colonies, and the colonial power was unwilling to cede the territory