Toussaint L'Ouverture

American  

[too-san loo-ver-tyr] / tuˈsɛ̃ lu vɛrˈtür /

noun

1. François Dominique 1743–1803, Haitian patriot and leader of the Haitian Revolution slave rebellion.

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Toussaint L'Ouverture British  

/ tusɛ̃ luvɛrtyr /

noun

1. 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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Toussaint L'Ouverture

Yellow fever, he said, gave local armies—such as the one Toussaint L’Ouverture commanded over for Haiti’s liberation—a crucial edge over invaders with immune systems that were new to the virus.

From Science Magazine ● Mar. 27, 2023

It can be startling to learn that Toussaint L’Ouverture, famous as Haiti’s great emancipator, was also a slaveholder.

From New York Times ● Sep. 28, 2021

They aren’t wanted now any more than when Toussaint L’Ouverture in 1791 led the successful slave rebellion there that inspired enslaved Africans throughout the Americas to strike back en masse against those who held them.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 13, 2018

The main leader of the Haitain Revolution was an ex-slave named Toussaint L’Ouverture.

From Time ● Mar. 2, 2016

I look down at my revised paper about Toussaint L’Ouverture.

From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi