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| − | '''Fort-Liberté''' | + | '''Fort-Liberté''' is the administrative centre of the Nord-Est Department, [[Haiti]]. It's former colonial name is ''Fort-Dauphin''. |
[[Henri Christophe]] as King Henri I of Haiti renamed the city ''Fort-Royal'' in 1811 and in 1820 after he died the name was changed back to Fort Liberté. | [[Henri Christophe]] as King Henri I of Haiti renamed the city ''Fort-Royal'' in 1811 and in 1820 after he died the name was changed back to Fort Liberté. | ||
Revision as of 14:26, 7 April 2008
Fort-Liberté is the administrative centre of the Nord-Est Department, Haiti. It's former colonial name is Fort-Dauphin.
Henri Christophe as King Henri I of Haiti renamed the city Fort-Royal in 1811 and in 1820 after he died the name was changed back to Fort Liberté.
In September of 1892 José Martí, a leader of the Cuban independence movement and a national hero, visits Fort Liberté, Gonaïves and Le Cap on his way to join the war for Cuban independence.
