Vincent Ogé

Vincent Ogé (French pronunciation: ​[vɛ̃sɑ̃ ɔʒe]; c. 1755 – 6 February 1791) was a French aristocrat of mixed descent who instigated a rebellion against white colonial authority in French Saint-Domingue that lasted from October to December 1790 in the area outside Cap-Français, the colony's main city. The Ogé revolt of 1790 foretold the massive slave uprising of August 1791 that eventually led to the Haitian Revolution.

Vincent Ogé

Vincent Ogé (French pronunciation: ​[vɛ̃sɑ̃ ɔʒe]; c. 1755 – 6 February 1791) was a French aristocrat of mixed descent who instigated a rebellion against white colonial authority in French Saint-Domingue that lasted from October to December 1790 in the area outside Cap-Français, the colony's main city. The Ogé revolt of 1790 foretold the massive slave uprising of August 1791 that eventually led to the Haitian Revolution.