In 1801 he promulgated an autonomist constitution for the colony, with himself as governor for life.
François-Dominique Toussaint Louverture (), znan tudi kot Toussaint Bréda in Toussaint-Louverture, francoski vojskovodja beninskega porekla, guverner kolonije Saint Domingue, vodja Haitijske vstaje, * okoli 1743, † 7. april 1803, Fort-de-Joux.