Haitian Declaration of Independence
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The Haitian Declaration of Independence is the 1804 document by which Haiti proclaimed itself a free and sovereign nation, marking the first successful slave revolt in history and the creation of the first Black republic.
All labels observed (7)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T411496 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Haitian Declaration of Independence Context triple: [Haitian Revolution, result, Haitian Declaration of Independence]
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Grito de Independencia
Grito de Independencia is the traditional patriotic ceremony in Mexico, led by the president and local officials each September 15, that commemorates the start of the Mexican War of Independence with the reenactment of Miguel Hidalgo’s historic “cry of independence.”
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French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
The French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen is a foundational 1789 document of the French Revolution that proclaims universal individual rights and the principles of national sovereignty, liberty, and equality before the law.
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Plan of Iguala
The Plan of Iguala was a 1821 political proclamation that laid out the principles for Mexico’s independence from Spain, including constitutional monarchy, Roman Catholicism as the sole religion, and equality between Spaniards and Creoles.
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American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man
The American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man is a foundational 1948 regional human rights instrument of the Americas that sets out civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights, along with corresponding duties.
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Haitian Revolution
The Haitian Revolution was a late-18th- to early-19th-century slave uprising in the French colony of Saint-Domingue that led to the abolition of slavery there and the establishment of Haiti as the first Black republic and the first successful slave-led state in the modern world.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Haitian Declaration of Independence Target entity description: The Haitian Declaration of Independence is the 1804 document by which Haiti proclaimed itself a free and sovereign nation, marking the first successful slave revolt in history and the creation of the first Black republic.
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A.
Grito de Independencia
Grito de Independencia is the traditional patriotic ceremony in Mexico, led by the president and local officials each September 15, that commemorates the start of the Mexican War of Independence with the reenactment of Miguel Hidalgo’s historic “cry of independence.”
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B.
French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
The French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen is a foundational 1789 document of the French Revolution that proclaims universal individual rights and the principles of national sovereignty, liberty, and equality before the law.
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C.
Plan of Iguala
The Plan of Iguala was a 1821 political proclamation that laid out the principles for Mexico’s independence from Spain, including constitutional monarchy, Roman Catholicism as the sole religion, and equality between Spaniards and Creoles.
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D.
American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man
The American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man is a foundational 1948 regional human rights instrument of the Americas that sets out civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights, along with corresponding duties.
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E.
Haitian Revolution
The Haitian Revolution was a late-18th- to early-19th-century slave uprising in the French colony of Saint-Domingue that led to the abolition of slavery there and the establishment of Haiti as the first Black republic and the first successful slave-led state in the modern world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
declaration of independence
ⓘ
founding document ⓘ historical document ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Haitian Declaration of Independence
ⓘ
surface form:
Act of Independence of Haiti
Haitian Declaration of Independence ⓘ
surface form:
Acte de l’Indépendance d’Haïti
|
| archivalLocation |
Archives nationales d’Haïti
ⓘ
The National Archives ⓘ
surface form:
British National Archives (copy)
|
| associatedLeader |
Alexandre Pétion
ⓘ
Henri Christophe ⓘ Jean-Jacques Dessalines ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| countryDeclaredIndependent | Haiti ⓘ |
| date | 1804-01-01 ⓘ |
| declaredIndependenceFrom | France ⓘ |
| declares |
end of slavery in Haiti
ⓘ
freedom and sovereignty of the Haitian people ⓘ permanent break with France ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
first declaration of independence by a post-slavery Black-led state
ⓘ
first successful slave revolt leading to a sovereign state ⓘ key document in Atlantic revolutionary era ⓘ |
| ideologicalContext |
Black emancipation
ⓘ
anti-slavery movement ⓘ anticolonialism ⓘ |
| influenced |
19th-century anticolonial movements
ⓘ
Black liberation thought in the Americas ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Enlightenment ideals
ⓘ
French Revolution ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| legalStatus | foundational constitutional document of Haiti ⓘ |
| mentions | crimes of French colonialism ⓘ |
| placeOfProclamation |
Gonaïves
ⓘ
French colony of Saint-Domingue ⓘ
surface form:
Saint-Domingue
|
| politicalEffect |
abolition of French colonial rule in Saint-Domingue
ⓘ
creation of the first Black republic ⓘ end of slavery in Haiti ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation | Haiti ⓘ |
| principalAuthor | Louis Boisrond-Tonnerre ⓘ |
| region | Caribbean ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
proclamation of Jean-Jacques Dessalines as Governor-General for life
ⓘ
subsequent proclamation of Dessalines as Emperor Jacques I ⓘ |
| resultOf |
Haitian Revolution
ⓘ
slave revolt in Saint-Domingue ⓘ |
| signedBy | Jean-Jacques Dessalines ⓘ |
| signedOnBehalfOf | the Haitian people ⓘ |
| subject |
freedom from slavery
ⓘ
national sovereignty ⓘ racial equality ⓘ |
| year | 1804 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Haitian Declaration of Independence Description of subject: The Haitian Declaration of Independence is the 1804 document by which Haiti proclaimed itself a free and sovereign nation, marking the first successful slave revolt in history and the creation of the first Black republic.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Haitian Declaration of Independence of 1804
this entity surface form:
Haitian Declaration of Independence of 1804
this entity surface form:
Acte de l’Indépendance d’Haïti
this entity surface form:
Act of Independence of Haiti
this entity surface form:
Haiti’s declaration of independence
this entity surface form:
Haitian independence proclamation
this entity surface form:
Haiti’s 1804 Declaration of Independence