On 7 August 1802, Napoleon Bonaparte decreed the reinstatement of slavery in St. Domingue, reversing the progress of the Haitian Revolution and igniting fierce resistance among the island's formerly enslaved population.
Napoleon orders reinstatement of slavery in Haiti
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It ignited fierce resistance among the island's formerly enslaved population
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