Toussaint Louverture
Feb 14 2012
•3h 0m
•History
Toussaint opposes the Spanish army and joins the French troops. On Saint-Domingue he succeeds to push the English back. He proclames himself as the gouvernor of Saint-Domingue. To restore the economy he takes a bold descision. He calls for the workers to return to the plantages...
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Aïssa Maïga
Suzanne
Arthur Jugnot
Pasquier
Éric Viellard
Sonthonax
Jimmy Jean-Louis
Toussaint Louverture
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