Toussaint Louverture's 'Dictatorial Proclamation' (1801)

It was Victor Schoelcher, Toussaint’s biographer, who labeled this proclamation, “dictatorial”. It contains almost all the elements of Toussaint’s domestic policies for Saint Domingue.

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Translated by Mitch Abidor marxists.org CopyLeft: Creative Commons (Attribute & ShareAlike) marxists.org 2004.