Toussaint
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- 1791: Toussaint L'Ouverture learned about Africa and how he is human and deserves rights. He learns to read and write.
- why did nobody tell me????
- Oh shoot i'm kind of living or somethin
- Slaves in Haiti found out about the revolution, which led to them fighting for their own rights. Toussaint joined the fight as general early on.
- lol what freedoms..?
- WHAT ABOUT OUR FREEDOMS MEANY!?!?
- 1793: Toussaint agreed to help the French army eject the British and Spanish, and proved himself to be a brilliant general by winning 7 fights in 7 days. Was then known as a de facto governor of Haiti.
- 1798: Toussaint L'Ouverture becomes leader of the revolution and successfully fought the French as well as invading the Spanish and British.
- 1803: Napoleon was ready to get rid of Haiti, so he made a deal with Toussaint stating that he recognized Haiti as independant if Toussaint agreed to step down from public life.
- Haiti is free ig...
- ok perf!!!
- I thought we were chill what the heck....
- A few months after the agreement, the French invited Toussaint to come to a negotiating meeting. When he got there, they arrested him and he died in prison.
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