Vincent Ogé's revolt and execution
- When
- October 1790 – early 1791
- Where
- Saint-Domingue
Ogé demanded voting rights in October 1790, was captured in early 1791, and was executed by being broken on the wheel and beheaded.
In October 1790, Vincent Ogé, a wealthy free man of color, demanded the right to vote under the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. His 1790 revolt by free mulattoes pressured the French Revolutionary government to grant them citizenship in May 1791, leading to further clashes with slave owners that destabilized Saint-Domingue. Captured in early 1791, Ogé was brutally executed by being broken on the wheel before being beheaded. Though he was not fighting against slavery, his treatment was cited by later slave rebels as a factor in their decision to rise up in August 1791.
Sources
- Haitian Revolution Wikipedia
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