Toussaint Louverture was a Haitian general and the most prominent leader of the Haitian Revolution. Born into slavery in the French colony of Saint-Domingue, he became Governor-General-for-life of Saint-Domingue after allying successively with Spanish and then Republican French forces, before fighting against Napoleon Bonaparte's troops; he is remembered as one of the founders of Haiti.
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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.
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20 May 1743 - 7 April 1803
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Born into slavery in the French colony of Saint-Domingue, he became Governor-General-for-life of Saint-Domingue after allying successively with Spanish and then Republican French forces, before fighting against Napoleon Bonaparte's troops; he is remembered as one of the founders of Haiti.
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