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Tula (Curaçao)

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Role
  
Curacao

Name
  
Tula Tula

Died
  
October 3, 1795, Curacao


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Monuments
  
Tula Monument on the south coast of Curacao

Known for
  
Leading the Curacao Slave Revolt of 1795

Cause of death
  
Execution by torture

Tula (died 3 October 1795) was a Curaçaoan slave who liberated himself and led the Curaçao Slave Revolt of 1795 that convulsed the island for more than a month. He is revered on Curaçao today as a fighter for human rights and independence. He was executed on 3 October 1795.

Tula (Curaçao) Commemoration slave revolt and the leader Tula Curaao Chronicle

The film Tula: The Revolt (2013) is based on Tula's life story.

Tula curacao


References

Tula (Curaçao) Wikipedia