Louverture was often nicknamed ‘The Black Napoleon’, but he was a far greater leader than Napoleon Bonaparte, because of his human freedom and equality ideals. Louverture was known as the liberator of slaves, a military leader and the ruler of Haiti. He was determined to gain the best education, progress in the military, and fight for his people. His determination eventually led him to lead the first successful slave revolt in world history, by defeating Napoleon Bonaparte and winning independence for Haiti from France. Despite his great accomplishments, Louverture was born into slavery, which is what set him apart from leaders to come far after his time.
Toussaint was brought into the world when all of the odds were against him. He was born into slavery and had nothing. With the help of those around him, as an African, he mustered up the ability to learn how to read and write. He eventually gained a reputation as a skilled horseman, for his knowledge of medicinal plants and herbs, and his practice as a doctor. Most importantly, Louverture had
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He decided to fight for the slaves and did what no one before and after his time could ever replicate. This was one of his biggest accomplishments, leading the slave rebellion, which usually ended in executions and failure. He was angered by generations of abuse at the hands of white planters, and decided to use his military and political skills to his advantage. He took it upon himself to stand up for the enslaved people by writing a letter to the French directory daring them to reinstate slavery in Saint Domingue, and outlining their rights in the Constitution of 1801. Louverture lead almost 500,000 slaves to gain their individual freedom and the countries independence as a whole. He went on to defeat many armies larger and more experienced than his, and even earned the respect of his