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In 1806, earful that the Haitian revolution might inspire enslaved Africans in other parts of the world to rebel, US Congress bans trade with Haiti joining French and Spanish boycotts. The embargos cripple Haiti's economy, already weakened by 12 years of civil war. The embargo will be renewed in [[1807]] and 1809. [International Action Center, 10/16/2003; Jean Saint-Vil, 11/2002] The embargo is accompanied by a threat of recolonization and re-enslavement if Haiti fails to compensate France for losses incurred when French plantation owners lost access to Haiti's slave labor. [Miami Herald, 12/18/2003; Boston, Globe, 1/4/2004; Boston Globe, 12/3/2003] (Center for Cooperative Research - Haiti Timeline)
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==October==
 
==October==
 
1'''0-17-1806''' [[Jean-Jacques Dessalines]] is assassinated north of [[Port-au-Prince]] at [[Pont Rouge]].
 
1'''0-17-1806''' [[Jean-Jacques Dessalines]] is assassinated north of [[Port-au-Prince]] at [[Pont Rouge]].
  
 
[[Category: Dates of the Haitian Revolution]]
 
[[Category: Dates of the Haitian Revolution]]

Revision as of 20:25, 23 January 2006

In 1806, earful that the Haitian revolution might inspire enslaved Africans in other parts of the world to rebel, US Congress bans trade with Haiti joining French and Spanish boycotts. The embargos cripple Haiti's economy, already weakened by 12 years of civil war. The embargo will be renewed in 1807 and 1809. [International Action Center, 10/16/2003; Jean Saint-Vil, 11/2002] The embargo is accompanied by a threat of recolonization and re-enslavement if Haiti fails to compensate France for losses incurred when French plantation owners lost access to Haiti's slave labor. [Miami Herald, 12/18/2003; Boston, Globe, 1/4/2004; Boston Globe, 12/3/2003] (Center for Cooperative Research - Haiti Timeline)

October

10-17-1806 Jean-Jacques Dessalines is assassinated north of Port-au-Prince at Pont Rouge.