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| − | '''Gonaïves''' is a coastal city in northern [[Haiti]], it is the capital of the Artibonite department. Gonaïves is also known as Haiti's City of Independence because it was there that [[Jean-Jacques Dessalines]] declared Haiti independent from France on [[January 1]], [[1804]] by reading the [[Act of Independence]] on the Place d'Armes | + | '''Gonaïves''' is a coastal city in northern [[Haiti]], it is the capital of the Artibonite department. Gonaïves is also known as Haiti's City of Independence because it was there that [[Jean-Jacques Dessalines]] declared [[Haiti]], the former [[Saint-Domingue]] independent from France on [[January 1]], [[1804]] by reading the [[Act of Independence]] on the Place d'Armes in the town. |
[[Category:Places of the Haitian Revolution]] | [[Category:Places of the Haitian Revolution]] | ||
Revision as of 08:38, 11 December 2005
Gonaïves is a coastal city in northern Haiti, it is the capital of the Artibonite department. Gonaïves is also known as Haiti's City of Independence because it was there that Jean-Jacques Dessalines declared Haiti, the former Saint-Domingue independent from France on January 1, 1804 by reading the Act of Independence on the Place d'Armes in the town.
