Dutty Boukman
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Dutty Boukman was an early leader and Vodou priest who helped ignite the Haitian Revolution by organizing and inspiring enslaved Africans to rebel against French colonial rule.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dutty Boukman canonical | 10 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T411500 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dutty Boukman Context triple: [Haitian Revolution, keyFigure, Dutty Boukman]
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A.
Jean-Jacques Dessalines
Jean-Jacques Dessalines was a Haitian revolutionary leader and the first ruler of independent Haiti, renowned for leading the final phase of the Haitian Revolution and declaring the country’s independence from France in 1804.
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B.
Toussaint Louverture
Toussaint Louverture was the Haitian revolutionary leader who led the slave uprising in Saint-Domingue, laying the foundations for Haiti’s independence and influencing broader struggles against colonial rule in the Americas.
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C.
Henri Christophe
Henri Christophe was a prominent leader of the Haitian Revolution who later became king of northern Haiti and played a central role in establishing the new nation's early political and military structures.
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D.
Castera Bazile
Castera Bazile was a Haitian artist known for his religious murals and contributions to the visual arts of Haiti.
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E.
Antoine Étex
Antoine Étex was a 19th-century French sculptor, painter, and architect known for his Romantic and monumental works, including sculptures on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dutty Boukman Target entity description: Dutty Boukman was an early leader and Vodou priest who helped ignite the Haitian Revolution by organizing and inspiring enslaved Africans to rebel against French colonial rule.
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A.
Jean-Jacques Dessalines
Jean-Jacques Dessalines was a Haitian revolutionary leader and the first ruler of independent Haiti, renowned for leading the final phase of the Haitian Revolution and declaring the country’s independence from France in 1804.
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B.
Toussaint Louverture
Toussaint Louverture was the Haitian revolutionary leader who led the slave uprising in Saint-Domingue, laying the foundations for Haiti’s independence and influencing broader struggles against colonial rule in the Americas.
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C.
Henri Christophe
Henri Christophe was a prominent leader of the Haitian Revolution who later became king of northern Haiti and played a central role in establishing the new nation's early political and military structures.
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D.
Castera Bazile
Castera Bazile was a Haitian artist known for his religious murals and contributions to the visual arts of Haiti.
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E.
Antoine Étex
Antoine Étex was a 19th-century French sculptor, painter, and architect known for his Romantic and monumental works, including sculptures on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Vodou priest
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enslaved person ⓘ historical figure ⓘ revolutionary leader ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
early phase of the Haitian Revolution
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slave uprisings in northern plantations of Saint-Domingue ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | killed in combat ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Saint-Domingue
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linked to:
French colony of Saint-Domingue
|
| ethnicGroup | African ⓘ |
| inspired | enslaved Africans in Saint-Domingue to rebel ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Boukman’s ceremony at Bois Caïman
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leading an early uprising that helped ignite the Haitian Revolution ⓘ organizing enslaved Africans to rebel against French colonial rule in Saint-Domingue ⓘ |
| legacy |
remembered as one of the first leaders of the Haitian Revolution
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symbol of resistance in Haitian history ⓘ |
| movement | Haitian Revolution ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Bois Caïman ceremony ⓘ |
| notableFor | combining spiritual leadership with revolutionary organization ⓘ |
| occupation |
Vodou priest
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revolutionary ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
French colonial rule in Saint-Domingue
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slavery in Saint-Domingue ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Saint-Domingue
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linked to:
French colony of Saint-Domingue
northern Saint-Domingue ⓘ |
| religion |
Vodou
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linked to:
Haitian Vodou
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| roleInEvent |
organizer of a major slave uprising in August 1791
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spiritual leader at the Bois Caïman ceremony ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dutty Boukman Description of subject: Dutty Boukman was an early leader and Vodou priest who helped ignite the Haitian Revolution by organizing and inspiring enslaved Africans to rebel against French colonial rule.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Bois Caiman
subject linked to:
Bwa Kayiman (Haitian Creole)
subject linked to:
Bwa Kayiman (Haitian Creole)