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Tens of thousands of enslaved people rise up in the north of Haiti against the plantation system. -
The Haitian Revolution was a war that enslaved people fought for their independence against France. This ended slavery.
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In 1793 and 1794, the enslaved uprising soon became a political and military movement. Local officials soon declared an end to slavery in the colonies. -
In 1794, after local officials declared an end to slavery in the colony, officials in France also ended slavery throughout the French empire. -
Napoleon decides to reverse France's ban on slavery, which then led to war between the French and Haitian forces. -
After the war between the French and the Haitian forces, in 1804, Haiti wins its independence!