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Jean-Jacques Dessalines is assassinated at Pont-Rouge, causing worry and unnerve to run through Haiti once more.
Haiti invades the Spanish colony of Santo Domingo ( Dominican Republic), and ends slavery there, the Haitians rejoice.
Jean-Jacques Dessalines declared Haiti independent on January 1, 1804 after crushing the French army sent to re-enslave Haiti. Over half the people in Haiti die before the struggle has run its course.
The Haitian blue and red flag is adopted at the Congress of Arcahaie. The Battle of Vertières is the last victory of the Haitians over the French.
The Haitian Revolution begins when a group of slaves gather to watch a voodoo ceremony held by Dutty Boukman. Due to the slaves supporting Boukman, they fuel the fire and cuase a war.
France fully and unconditionally recognizes Haiti's independence. It had given Haiti "conditional" recognition in 1825 after Haiti promised to pay 150 million gold francs as "compensation" for its suggested "losses."
The Haitain occupation of Santo Domingo ends