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| − | In 1806, | + | In 1806, Fearful 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== | ==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]]. | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | * Center for Cooperative Research: [http://www.cooperativeresearch.org/timeline.jsp?timeline=haiti Haiti Timeline] | ||
[[Category: Dates of the Haitian Revolution]] | [[Category: Dates of the Haitian Revolution]] | ||
Revision as of 19:28, 23 January 2006
In 1806, Fearful 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.
References
- Center for Cooperative Research: Haiti Timeline
