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The location became the historic site of Fort-Liberté as it was built in 1731 under the orders of Louis XV, King of France. Successive changes happened in the naming of the town reflecting the shift of power from Spanish to French colonization. The town was witness to the Haiti's first declaration of independence on November 29, 1803. [13]
Nord-Est (French, pronounced ⓘ) or Nodès (Haitian Creole; both meaning "North East") is one of the ten departments of Haiti, located in northern Haiti. It has an area of 1,623 km 2 (627 sq mi), making it the smallest of all the departments. It had an estimated population of 393,967 as of 2015. [3] Its capital is Fort-Liberté.
Fort-Liberté (Haitian Creole: Fòlibète) is an arrondissement in the Nord-Est department of Haiti. As of 2015, the population was 60,632 inhabitants. [1] Postal codes in the Fort-Liberté Arrondissement start with the number 21. The arondissement consists of the following communes: Fort-Liberté; Ferrier; Perches
Some 130 miles north of Haiti’s capital of Port-au-Prince the private cruise port Labadee is receiving guests at a resort with its own security and controlled access.
Ouanaminthe (French pronunciation:; Haitian Creole: Wanament or Wanamèt; Spanish: Juana Méndez) is a commune or town located in the Nord-Est department of Haiti. It lies along the Massacre River, which forms part of the border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Ouanaminthe is the largest commune of northeastern Haiti and of the Nord ...
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urgently called for a humanitarian exemption for the world agency Friday in an ongoing conflict between Haiti and the Dominican Republic over the ...
Phaeton (Haitian Creole: Fayeton) is a town in the Fort-Liberté Arrondissement, in the Nord-Est department of Haiti.It is an old factory town, like its neighbor, Derac, as part of the old Dauphin Plantation residential area.
Ferrier (French pronunciation:; Haitian Creole: Ferye) is a commune in the Fort-Liberté Arrondissement, in the Nord-Est department of Haiti. It had 14,642 inhabitants as of 2015. It had 14,642 inhabitants as of 2015.