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Haiti gained independence primarily due to the leadership of Toussaint L'Ouverture, a former enslaved person who became a prominent military strategist and revolutionary leader. He played a crucial role in the Haitian Revolution, which began in 1791, leading enslaved Africans in a successful uprising against French colonial rule. Although he was captured and died in a French prison in 1803, his efforts laid the groundwork for Haiti's Declaration of Independence on January 1, 1804, under the leadership of Jean-Jacques Dessalines.

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