Dominican Republic Declares Independence From Haiti
The Trinitarios declared Dominican independence from Haiti, establishing the Dominican Republic as a sovereign nation after twenty-two years of Haitian control. Juan Pablo Duarte, Matias Ramon Mella, and Francisco del Rosario Sanchez led the bloodless revolt, though the young republic immediately faced Haitian invasion attempts and internal power struggles that would define its turbulent early decades.
February 27, 1844
182 years ago
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