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The Haitian Revolution (1791–1804) was driven by the brutal conditions of plantation slavery in Saint-Domingue, where enslaved people outnumbered colonists roughly ten to one. 1 He began using the name “Louverture” in early 1793 and quickly became a central figure in the struggle against colonial powers, commanding forces that ranged from the North to the West of the colony. 2 His appeal to the oppressed population echoed the decree of Sonthonax, and he proclaimed his goal of liberty and equality while seeking to bring them into existence. 3
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