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The Haitian Revolution (Radio Edit)

You're Dead to Me

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Haitian Independence - What Is It All About?

Before Napoleon is made Emperor, Jean-Jacques Descelin is Emperor. He's perhaps a little bit more confrontational or aggressive than San Louverture in terms of policy. But he runs the island trying to make things work and ending slavery. And then he is murdered by his own soldiers who turn against him. Then we get an experimental stage of Haitian independence where we've got the King in the North - which is very Game of Thrones.

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