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| − | '''1791''' is the year of the [[vodou]] ceremonies at [[Bois Caïman]] and the start of the [[Boukman Rebellion]] | + | '''1791''' is the year of the [[vodou]] ceremonies at [[Bois Caïman]] and the start of the [[Boukman Rebellion]]. And Michel Etienne Descourtilz gives a French version of the ''[[History of the Disasters in Saint-Domingue]]''. |
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| + | ==February== | ||
| + | * The [[mulatto]] rebel [[Vincent Ogé]] was executed by the French on '''February 6, 1791''' after a failed revolt. | ||
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| + | ==May== | ||
| + | * On '''May 15, 1791''', the French legislature passed racial reforms urged by [[Julien Raimond]], giving wealthy free-born men of color the right to vote in the colonies. | ||
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| + | ==August== | ||
| + | * [[Boukman]] leads the [[Bois Caïman|vodou ceremony at Bois Caïman]] on '''August 14, 1791'''. This sparks the [[Boukman Rebellion]] and also marks the start of the Haitian Revolution. | ||
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| + | ==October== | ||
| + | * '''October 15, 191''' Toussaint has joiined the revolution and writes [[Toussaint letter to Biassou during Boukman Rebellion|this letter]] to [[Biassou]]. | ||
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| + | ==November== | ||
| + | The French Commissioners [[Frédéric de Mirbeck|Ignace-Frédéric de Mirbeck]], [[Saint-Léger]] and [[Philippe-Rose Roume de Saint-Laurent]] arrived in [[Saint-Domingue]] on '''November 29, 1791'''. | ||
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[[Category:Dates of the Haitian Revolution]] | [[Category:Dates of the Haitian Revolution]] | ||
Revision as of 20:41, 23 December 2005
1791 is the year of the vodou ceremonies at Bois Caïman and the start of the Boukman Rebellion. And Michel Etienne Descourtilz gives a French version of the History of the Disasters in Saint-Domingue.
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[hide]February
- The mulatto rebel Vincent Ogé was executed by the French on February 6, 1791 after a failed revolt.
May
- On May 15, 1791, the French legislature passed racial reforms urged by Julien Raimond, giving wealthy free-born men of color the right to vote in the colonies.
August
- Boukman leads the vodou ceremony at Bois Caïman on August 14, 1791. This sparks the Boukman Rebellion and also marks the start of the Haitian Revolution.
October
- October 15, 191 Toussaint has joiined the revolution and writes this letter to Biassou.
November
The French Commissioners Ignace-Frédéric de Mirbeck, Saint-Léger and Philippe-Rose Roume de Saint-Laurent arrived in Saint-Domingue on November 29, 1791.
