Gaou Guinou was an African prince who has been claimed to be the grandfather of famed Haitian revolutionary Toussaint L’Ouverture.
Hussar fled to Abomey while Gaou Guinou, the younger brother, took power of Great Ardra.
[1] Hussar then allied himself with Agaja, the ruler of Dahomey, and returned to battle his brother for the throne thereafter.
Whilst still constrained to the life of a slave, Guinou nevertheless enjoyed certain privileges within the confines of his owners' estate.
This included being allocated a portion of land and the labour of five enslaved Africans to work it.