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Toussaint L'Ouverture, François Dominique (fräNswä' dômēnēk' tOOsăN' lOOvertür') [key], c.1744–1803, Haitian patriot and martyr. A self-educated slave freed shortly before the uprising in 1791, he joined the black rebellion to liberate the slaves and became its organizational genius.
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It began in 1791 in the French colony of Saint Dominique (later Haiti). Though born a slave in Saint Dominique, Toussaint learned of Africa from his father, who had been born a free man there. He learned that he was more than a slave, that he was a man with brains and dignity.
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By 1795 Toussaint Louverture was widely renowned. He was adored by blacks and appreciated by most Europeans and mulattoes for he did much to restore the economy. Defying French Revolutionary laws, ... Haitian leaderLouverture also spelled L’Ouverture, original name (until c. 1793) François Dominique Toussaint...
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François Dominique Toussaint L'Ouverture , c.1744-1803, Haitian patriot and martyr. A self-educated slave freed shortly before the uprising in 1791, he joined the black rebellion to liberate the slaves and became its organizational genius. ... Francois Dominique Toussaint LOuverture at HighBeam Research...
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Toussaint Louverture acquired a passion for books and read the writings of famous authors such as the Philosophical and Political History of the Indies by a French priest, ... Francois Dominique Toussaint L'Ouverture (1743 - 1803), whose heroic stand against French rule thwarted Napoleon's ambition for a North American empire.
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L'Ouverture, Toussaint (c. 1743–1803), Haitian patriot and revolutionary leader. A self-educated former slave, François Dominique Toussaint-L'Ouverture joined the Haitian Revolution in 1791 and became its foremost general, defeating both French and British forces. ... Who are toussaint louverture parents?
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Encyclopedia of World Biography on François Dominique Toussaint L'Ouverture ... François Dominique Toussaint L'Ouverture (1743-1803) was an outstanding Haltian military leader who controlled virtually all of Hispaniola for the French before Haitian independence.
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Apr. 7, 1803 ... ; Haitian revolutionary who joined the black slave rebellion in 1791. Forced the British to quit Haiti, suppressed a mulatto uprising in 1799 and resisted a French invasion, but was captured by the French and died in a French prison. ... ; Added by: Curtis Jackson...
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HyperHistory offers accurate, cited, well-written essays and biographies with biblical perspective. ... Francois-Dominique Toussaint L’Ouverture was likely born on November 1, 1743, though this date has been disputed. He was born into slavery on a plantation under the ownership of Count de Breda.
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