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1803-Apr.-07

1803-Apr.-07: Toussaint Louverture dies of pneumonia and exposure in his prison cell at Fort de Joux.

1803-Apr.-07: Toussaint Louverture dies of pneumonia and exposure in his prison cell at Fort de Joux. His passing marked the end of a remarkable life dedicated to the liberation of his people.

Source Bell, Toussaint Louverture: A Biography, 164; Geggus, Haitian Revolutionary Studies, 26; Nicholls, From Dessalines to Duvalier, 30