An early resistance movement in this country was organized by a local queen named Anacaona. One of its rulers lost power after foolishly entrusting sole leadership of his presidential guard to General Geffrard, who himself wa
An early resistance movement in this country was organized by a local queen named Anacaona. One of its rulers lost power after foolishly entrusting sole leadership of his presidential guard to General Geffrard, who himself was ousted five years later in the wake of the Bizoton Affair. Another came to power despite earlier partnering with Rigaud and Boyer in the failed "War of the Knives". That man's rival shot himself with a silver bullet in the courtyard of his palace, whose name ironically translates to "without worry," after losing control of the southern half of this nation to a coalition of wealthy affranchis. Alexandre Petion and Henri I jockeyed for control of this country, also ruled by Faustin I, following a revolution against forces led by Sonthonax and Charles Leclerc that briefly left Jean-Jacques Dessalines in power. For 10 points, identify this French colony which saw the first successful slave revolution in the Caribbean organized by Toussaint Louverture.
An early resistance movement in this country was organized by a local queen named Anacaona.
Haiti