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It is easy to cut down the tree of liberty, but not so easy to restore it to life.

Toussaint Louverture

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Toussaint Louverture
Age: 59 †
Born: 1743
Born: May 20
Died: 1803
Died: April 7
Military Personnel
Political Leader
Politician
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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