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What document inspired the slaves in st. Dominque to rebel by abolishing slavery in france but not it the colonies?.

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On August 29, 1793 French Commissioner Léger Félicité Sonthonax declared the emancipation of the slaves of St. Domingue 1, this had at first limited impact until the final victory of the Haitian Revolution in 1804.
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