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This dimension groups political movements by the era in which they emerged. Wikipedia notes that political movements are "usually in opposition to an element of the status quo," a status quo that is always specific to its own historical moment. Browsing by founded era lets a visitor compare movements that emerged in the same period.

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Era of Emergence
1791 1
1980s
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1. Haitian Revolution (Wikipedia)
WikipediaHaitian Revolution, lead section
Quote, Haitian Revolution, lead section
Vincent Oge's 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 and led to the slave revolt on 21 August 1791, which ended with the former colony's independence on 1 January 1804, with the ex-slave Toussaint Louverture emerging as its most prominent general.
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