François Mackandal
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title:
François Mackandal
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François Mackandal was a Haitian Maroon leader in the French colony of Saint-Domingue. He is sometimes described as a Haitian vodou priest, or houngan. For joining the Maroons to kill slave owners in Saint-Domingue, he was captured and burned alive by French colonial authorities. His actions were seen as a precursor to the Haitian Revolution. Haitian historian Thomas Madiou states that Mackandal "had instruction and possessed the Arabic language very well."
Early sources identify him as coming f
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Haitian Maroon leader
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Mackandal
date created:
2004-10-11T15:16:05Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T19:06:41Z
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