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Home > Haiti History > Toussaint Louverture > Haiti - Toussaint Louverture Saves General Laveaux From The Mulattoes And Become The Lieutenant Governor Of Saint Domingue Haiti - Toussaint Louverture Saves General Laveaux From The Mulattoes And Become The Lieutenant Governor Of Saint Domingue In March 1796, Toussaint rescued the French commander, General Etienne-Maynard Laveaux, from a mulatto-led effort to depose him as the primary colonial authority.
To express his gratitude, Laveaux appointed Toussaint lieutenant governor of Saint-Domingue.
With this much power over the affairs of his homeland, Toussaint was in a position to gain more.
Toussaint distrusted the intentions of all foreign parties--as well as those of the mulattoes--regarding the future of slavery; he believed that only black leadership could assure the continuation of an autonomous Saint-Domingue.
He set out to consolidate his political and military positions, and he undercut the positions of the French and the resentful gens de couleur.
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