Touissant L'Ouverture hoped to free Haiti from European control by taking advantage of the revolution in the country which ruled Haiti. Which European country controlled Haiti?

Haiti was controlled by France during the time of Toussaint L'Ouverture. He sought to leverage the upheaval caused by the French Revolution to gain independence for Haiti and abolish slavery on the island. L'Ouverture's efforts played a crucial role in the eventual establishment of Haiti as the first independent Black republic in 1804.