countries: Haiti
On January 1, 1804, Haiti, located in the West Indies, made history by being the first Black Country to gain its independence.

Haiti`s original name was "Ayiti, Quisqueya, Bohio." It was a name given by the original inhabitants who lived there. After Christopher Columbus discovered the Island in 1492, he named it "Hispaniola," meaning "Little Spain," in honor of the Spanish crown. The name changed to "Haiti" meaning mountainous land. It was a name given by the French settlers in the western area.

So, the slave revolt that began in 1801 under the leadership of Pierre Dominique Toussaint L`ouverture triumphed with the establishment of an independent Haiti under Jean-Jacques Dessalines.

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