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# Toussaint Louverture

(1743–1803)   Politician

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Toussaint Louverture was a politician, best known for *Mémoires du Général Toussaint-L'Ouverture*.

## Quick Facts About Toussaint Louverture

Born May 20, 1743

Died April 7, 1803

Profession Politician

Notable works Mémoires du Général Toussaint-L'Ouverture

## About Toussaint Louverture

François-Dominique Toussaint Louverture, also known as Toussaint L'Ouverture or Toussaint Bréda, was a Haitian general and the most prominent leader of the Haitian Revolution. During his life, Louverture first fought and allied with Spanish forces against Saint-Domingue Royalists, then joined with Republican France, becoming Governor-General-for-life of Saint-Domingue, and lastly fought against Bonaparte's republican troops. As a revolutionary leader, Louverture displayed military and political acumen that helped transform the fledgling slave rebellion into a revolutionary movement. Along with Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Louverture is now known as one of the "Fathers of Haiti" and a figure of Haitian mythology, where he was celebrated as a founder of the black nation.

##  Quotes by Toussaint Louverture

> [I was born a slave, but nature gave me a soul of a free man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toussaint-louverture/i-was-born-a-slave-but-nature-gave-me-a-soul-of-a-free-man/)

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[Born](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/born/)

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> [It is easy to cut down the tree of liberty, but not so easy to restore it to life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toussaint-louverture/it-is-easy-to-cut-down-the-tree-of-liberty-but-not-so-easy-to-restore/)

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> [Whatever defamation of character my enemies are spreading about me, I do not feel the need to justify myself toward them. While…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toussaint-louverture/whatever-defamation-of-character-my-enemies-are-spreading-about-me-i/)

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> [Unite; for combination is stronger than witchcraft.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toussaint-louverture/unite-for-combination-is-stronger-than-witchcraft/)

[Toussaint Louverture](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toussaint-louverture/)

[Combination](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/combination/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e00/toussaint-louverture-71241_combination_unite-for-combination-is-stronger-than-w_3098320.jpg)

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