Haitian Revolution
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The Haitian Revolution (1791–1804) was a period of conflict in the French colony of Saint-Domingue, leading to the elimination of slavery and Haiti as the first republic ruled by Africans.This was the first successful slave rebellion. The Haitian Revolution was important to revolutions in the future, as well as the future of the Americas.