Toussaint Louverture (may 20, 1743 – apr 7, 1803)
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toussaint louverture was born on May 20th 1743 and died on April 7th 1803.The Haitian Revolution continued under Louverture's lieutenant, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, who declared independence on 1 January 1804, thereby establishing the sovereign state of Haiti. Toussaint Louverture led a successful slave revolt and emancipated the slaves in the French colony of Saint-Domingue (Haiti). He was also a military leaderAdded to timeline:
Date:
may 20, 1743
apr 7, 1803
~ 59 years