Commemorating a Hero: France's Macron Honors Toussaint Louverture, The Precursor of Haitian Independence

At Fort de Joux, Toussaint Louverture experienced significant episodes of his life and death.

Jean Daniel Sénat
Par Jean Daniel Sénat
27 Apr 2023 | Lecture : 4 min.

At Fort de Joux, Toussaint Louverture experienced significant episodes of his life and death. He was incarcerated in the dungeon of the fort following his arrest and deportation in 1802. He died less than a year later, on April 7, 1803, in cold and deprivation. 220 years later, on April 27, 2023, Fratra bâton, the child of the Fréda estate, received tributes from the President of the French Republic.

Indeed, President Macron went to Haut-Doubs this Thursday to pay tribute to Toussaint Louverture, a former slave, genera

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