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Whatever defamation of character my enemies are spreading about me, I do not feel the need to justify myself toward them. While discretion obliges me to remain silent, my duty compels me to prevent them from doing any more harm.
Toussaint Louverture
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Toussaint Louverture
Age: 59 †
Born: 1743
Born: May 20
Died: 1803
Died: April 7
Military Personnel
Political Leader
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Cap Haïtien
François-Dominique Toussaint Louverture
Toussaint L'Ouverture
Toussaint Bréda
Napoléon Noir
Black Spartacus
Black Jacobins
General Toussaint
Toussaint Breda
Napoleon Noir
Dominique Toussaint L'Ouverture
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