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Toussaint Louverture
A formerly enslaved person who became the leading figure of the Haitian Revolution, Toussaint Louverture helped lay the foundation for Haiti's independence.
Toussaint Louverture acquired his knowledge of the French language through contacts associated with the Jesuits. While he gained this proficiency, Haitian Creole remained his primary language throughout his life.1