Also known as: Révolution française, French Revolutionary period, 1789 Revolution
Last updated: April 23, 2026
The revolution that began in Paris in 1789 was inextricably intertwined with the revolution in Saint-Domingue, creating what C.L.R. James called a "close relationship" between the two struggles. The dates of the Haitian Revolution (1791-1804) overlap almost completely with France's revolutionary period, yet the relationship was dialectical rather than derivative - the enslaved insurgents of Saint-Domingue both drew upon and radically extended the principles proclaimed in Paris.
Antoine Barnave is associated with this concept.
Edmond de Saint-Leger is associated with this concept.
Guillaume-Thomas Raynal is associated with this concept.
Julien Raimond is associated with this concept.
Louis Delgrès is associated with this concept.
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The French Revolution's political crisis reverberated in Martinique as in Saint-Domingue.
The French Revolution translated Enlightenment philosophy into political action that reverberated in Saint-Domingue.
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