f d toussaint louverture

Tous·saint L'Ou·ver·ture

[French too-san loo-ver-tyr]
noun
Fran·çois Do·mi·nique [frahn-swa dawmee-neek] , 1743–1803, Haitian patriot and leader of the Haitian revolution slave rebellion.
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Toussaint L'Ouverture (French tusɛ̃ luvɛrtyr) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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Pierre Dominique (pjɛr dɔminik). ?1743--1803, Haitian revolutionary leader. He was made governor of the island by the French Revolutionary government (1794) and expelled the Spanish and British but when Napoleon I proclaimed the re-establishment of slavery he was arrested. He died in prison in France

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