The events that lead to the Haitian Revolution were impacted immensely by many key individuals. Vincent Oge was a wealthy free mulatto man and he instigated the revolt against white authority. Next, the founding father of Haiti, Jean-Jacques Dessalines was the first ruler of an independent Haiti. He served as an officer in the French army and then rose as a commander in the revolt against France. Later, working as Toussaint Louverture lieutenant he lead many successful battles. Toussaint Louverture was the head leader of the Haitian revolution. Louverture and Napoleon created a truce that was later broken which lead to the arrest of Louverture in France. After his death the Haitian community became very angry and had gatherings where they would
