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1 Latin American Revolutions Toussaint Louverture & Haiti Daisy, Curtavia, Alex, Alberto

2 ● Francois - Dominique Toussaint Louverture ● Born - May 20th on the year of 1743 ● Died - April 7th on the year of 1803 at the age of 59 ● Nickname - The Black Napoleon ● He started in the Spanish army but switched to the French army when they abolished slavery ● He was the leader of the Haitian Revolution Mr. Louverture Himself

3 One of the most largest most successful slave rebellions in the Western Hemisphere was the Haitian Revolution. By 1791-1803 slaves were able to end not just slavery but the French’s control over their colony. The leader of this great rebellion was Mr. Toussaint Louverture himself! On January 1st, 1804, haiti was renamed and declared independence. Haiti soon was known as the second nation in the western hemisphere(after the U.S) to gain their independence from a european power. The Haitian Revolution!

4 http://www.badassoftheweek.com/toussaint.htmlhttp://www.badassoftheweek.com/toussaint.html war pic http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toussaint_Louverturehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toussaint_Louverture portrite http://www.blackpast.org/gah/haitian-revolution-1791-1804 http://whitecolonialism.tumblr.com/post/39377383726/january-1-1803-haiti-proclaims-itself http://www.blackpast.org/gah/haitian-revolution-1791-1804#sthash.8CTWm87B.dpuf http://www.blackpast.org/gah/haitian-revolution-1791-1804 http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part3/3p2990.html http://www.blackpast.org/gah/haitian-revolution-1791-1804 http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part3/3p2990.html Thomas O. Ott, The Haitian Revolution 1789-1804 (Knoxville, Tennessee:University of Tennessee, 1973); http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part3/3p2990.html - See more at: http://www.blackpast.org/gah/haitian-revolution- 1791-1804#sthash.8CTWm87B.dpuf Thomas O. Ott, The Haitian Revolution 1789-1804 (Knoxville, Tennessee:University of Tennessee, 1973); http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part3/3p2990.html - See more at: second war picture References

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