HAITIAN REVOLUTION

BEFORE REVOLUTION

• France colonized Haiti in the 1600's
• The main export was coffee and spice from plantations
• Runaway slaves called Marrons began to gather in mountains
• The slaves hear rumors of being freed and it spurs rebellion

LEADERS

• Vincent Ogé
• Jacobin
• Toussaint Louverture
• Jean-Jacques Dessalines
• Napoleon

MAJOR EVENTS

• 1790 - Vincent Ogé leads free colored rebellion in north.
• 1791 - Vincent Ogé executed, Toussaint leads north and south slave rebellion.
• 1793 - British invade San Domingo.
• 1794 - Jacobin frees slaves so Toussaint changes sides to the French

MAJOR EVENTS CONT.

• 1801 - Napoleon come to Haiti to restore slavery.
• 1802 - Napoleon exiled Toussaint to France and he dies
• 1803 - Jean-Jacques Dessalines takes over Toussaint's work
• Haiti became an independent country on January 1, 1804.

DIFFERENCES FROM AMERICA

• The difference is that in the Haitian revolution it was a slave rebellion.
• But similarities are the fact that the French and British are involved.
• The British and French were against each other.
• They were both centered around money and oppression.

AFTER INDEPENDENCE

• Leader- President Michel Martelly
• Government - Semi-presidential republic
• Languages - French, Haitian Creol French

CONDITIONS

• Poor conditions
• Poor quality infrastructure
• Poor medical
• Ever increasing crime rate

MAJOR 21ST CENTURY EVENTS

• 2004- Rebels capture Cap- Haitien, Haiti's largest city
• 2008- April- Riots over the price of food
• 2008- August- Bill Clinton sends envoy to help situation

BAD WEATHER

• 1989 - Flood in Île de la Gonâve 4,945 familles affected
• 1994 - Hurricane Gordon kills 2,000
• 2004 - Hurricane Jeanne kills 1,900
• 2008 - Tropical storm fey kills 800
• 2010 - Earthquake kills 230,000

CITATIONS

• http://library.brown.edu/haitihistory/8.html
• http://www.timetoast.com/timelines/123593
• http://www.preceden.com/timelines/34393-the-haitian-revolution