No.
Obviously they did not from the secular perspective of not believing in spirits.
But they also obviously did not from a Christian perspective.
Souls are individual things, not collective entities. There is no "group soul", and no leaders in 1804 could trade "all Haitian souls" for "independence". The most any individual leader could have done is offer his.
It is known that a popular televangelist did claim such a mean thing, but no other mainstream church or competent theologian supports this.
Haiti gained its independence from France.
January 1st, 1804 is when Haiti declared its independence.
they gained their independence in 1810
no
Haiti,a Caribbean island under French rule, was the first country in Latin America to gain independence.
Haiti gained its independence from France
1962
January 1st 1804
France
The United States
haiti is unique as it was the first black nation to gain independence.
haiti had its independence having a warHaiti gained independence by defeating the Napoleon Bonaparte's colonial forces. The independence took place two months after.