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On which date did Haiti declare independence?

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  1. 1 Easy

    What was the world's richest colony in the 1780s?

    Answer: Saint-Domingue

    Why: Its plantations made it the world's leading producer of both sugar and coffee.

  2. 2 Medium

    What soup do Haitians eat on Independence Day?

    Answer: Pumpkin soup

    Why: Called soup joumou, it was added to UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage list in December 2021.

  3. 3 Hard

    Who declared northern Saint-Domingue's slaves free in August 1793?

    Answer: Léger-Félicité Sonthonax

    Why: Fellow commissioner Étienne Polverel freed the slaves of the West and South by 31 October 1793.

  4. 4 Easy

    In which year did the slave uprising in Saint-Domingue begin?

    Answer: 1791

    Why: UNESCO's yearly day of remembrance for the slave trade, 23 August, marks the night the uprising began.

  5. 5 Medium

    What title did Dessalines take in September 1804?

    Answer: Emperor

    Why: He was crowned Jacques I in October 1804, about two months before Napoleon's own coronation in Paris.

  6. 6 Hard

    Where was a printed copy of Haiti's independence act found in 2010?

    Answer: London

    Why: Historians had tried and failed to find a copy in the 1950s, for Haiti's 150th anniversary.

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