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Tupac Amaru leads a revolt against Spanish rule in Peru.
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African slaves revolt in Haiti
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Jean Jacques Dessalines declares Haiti independent
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Francisco Miranda unsucessfuly organizes an urprising against Spanish rule
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Miranda returns for Venezuela and sets up the first Venezuelan Republic
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Hidalgo makes the "grito de Dolores", Mexico's Independence day
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Chile declares independence
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Simon Bolivar leads an armyon a march from Venezuela into Colombia to fight the Spanish
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Creoles in Central America declare their independence from Spain