l'Ouverture

They are working out of an operation center with satellite communications at the Toussaint l'Ouverture International Airport, short of space to unload planes and short of fuel to transport the goods into town.

Evelyn Leopold: Haiti Gets Worse Before It Gets Better 2010

One day last year, before the earthquake hit Haiti, the artist Frantz Zephirin called his gallery in Petionville to say that he'd just met U.S. Ambassador Janet Sanderson at Toussaint l'Ouverture airport.

Amy Wilentz: Frantz Zephirin's Heroic Portraits Amy Wilentz 2010

The slaves were in rebellion, under Toussaint l'Ouverture, and the English, then at war with France, had landed in force to annex the island in the name of George III.

Librarian's Holiday 2009

Rule of Toussaint l'Ouverture -- Exodus of whites -- Capture of Santo

Santo Domingo A Country with a Future Otto Schoenrich

Toussaint divided the Spanish part of the island into two departments, making his brother Paul l'Ouverture governor of the south with headquarters at Santo Domingo and General Clervaux governor of the

Santo Domingo A Country with a Future Otto Schoenrich

Toussaint l'Ouverture in Haiti had previously demonstrated that slaves could be victorious over large

The Black Experience in America Norman Coombs

In 1791, under the leadership of Toussaint l'Ouverture, the slaves began a long and bloody revolt of their own.

The Black Experience in America Norman Coombs

Toussaint, an intelligent ex-slave who later assumed the surname of l'Ouverture and who showed remarkable military and administrative qualities.

Santo Domingo A Country with a Future Otto Schoenrich

On the 27th of January, 1801, Toussaint l'Ouverture entered the capital with his troops and formally took possession.

Santo Domingo A Country with a Future Otto Schoenrich

Paul l'Ouverture reluctantly capitulated and the French thus assumed command of the Spanish portion of the island, with Kerverseau as governor.

Santo Domingo A Country with a Future Otto Schoenrich