Léger-Félicité Sonthonax
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 211 years ago |
| Date of birth | March 7,1763 |
| Zodiac sign | Pisces |
| Born | Oyonnax |
| France | |
| Date of died | July 10,1813 |
| Died | Oyonnax |
| France | |
| Education | University of Burgundy |
| Nationality | French |
| Books | Liberté. Égalité. Peuple Français, etc. [An address to the French people, complaining of the maladministration and crimes of Polverel and Sonthonax, their commissaries or delegates at Saint Domingo.] (Adresse des négociants de la ville du Port-au-Prince, |
| Oyonnax, France | |
| Previous position | Governor of Saint-Domingue (1793–1793), Commissioner of Saint-Domingue (1792–1797) |
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| ID | 1854244 |
Léger-Félicité Sonthonax Life story
Léger-Félicité Sonthonax was a French abolitionist and Jacobin before joining the Girondist party, which emerged in 1791. During the French Revolution, he controlled 7,000 French troops in Saint-Domingue during part of the Haitian Revolution. His official title was Civil Commissioner.
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