Toussaint Louverture
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Toussaint Louverture was the Haitian revolutionary leader who led the slave uprising in Saint-Domingue, laying the foundations for Haiti’s independence and influencing broader struggles against colonial rule in the Americas.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Toussaint L’Ouverture | 2 |
| François-Dominique Toussaint Louverture | 1 |
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
abolitionist
ⓘ
human ⓘ military leader ⓘ political leader ⓘ revolutionary ⓘ |
| advocated |
abolition of slavery
ⓘ
autonomy for Saint-Domingue ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Toussaint Bréda
ⓘ
Toussaint Louverture ⓘ
surface form:
Toussaint L’Ouverture
|
| arrestedBy |
Charles Leclerc
ⓘ
French authorities ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1743-05-20 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Bréda plantation
ⓘ
French colony of Saint-Domingue ⓘ
surface form:
Saint-Domingue
near Cap-Français ⓘ Haiti ⓘ
surface form:
present-day Haiti
|
| causeOfDeath | illness in prison ⓘ |
| child |
Isaac Louverture
ⓘ
Placide Louverture ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | monuments in Haiti ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn | Haitian national memory ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| dateOfAssumingOffice | 1801 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1803-04-07 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Doubs River
ⓘ
surface form:
Doubs
Fort de Joux ⓘ France ⓘ |
| drafted | 1801 constitution of Saint-Domingue ⓘ |
| emancipated | before leading the revolution ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | African ⓘ |
| familyName |
Toussaint Bréda
ⓘ
surface form:
Louverture
|
| formerStatus | enslaved person ⓘ |
| foughtAgainst |
British expeditionary forces
ⓘ
surface form:
British forces
French colonial authorities ⓘ Spanish forces ⓘ |
| fullName |
Toussaint Louverture
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
François-Dominique Toussaint Louverture
|
| givenName |
Dominique
ⓘ
François ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | enslaved African ancestry ⓘ |
| influenced |
Haitian Revolution
ⓘ
surface form:
Haitian independence movement
anti-slavery movements in the Americas ⓘ |
| leaderOf |
Haitian Revolution
ⓘ
slave uprising in Saint-Domingue ⓘ |
| legacy |
icon of anti-colonial struggle
ⓘ
symbol of Black liberation ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | died in French captivity ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| movement |
Atlantic abolitionist movement
ⓘ
Haitian Revolution ⓘ |
| notableFor |
laying foundations for Haiti’s independence
ⓘ
leadership of the Haitian Revolution ⓘ leading the slave uprising in Saint-Domingue ⓘ resistance to colonial rule in the Americas ⓘ struggle against slavery ⓘ |
| occupation |
general
ⓘ
governor ⓘ revolutionary leader ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Governor-General of Saint-Domingue ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| spouse | Suzanne Simone Baptiste Louverture ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
historical studies on the Haitian Revolution
ⓘ
numerous biographies ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Toussaint L’Ouverture
this entity surface form:
Toussaint L’Ouverture
this entity surface form:
François-Dominique Toussaint Louverture