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Eugene Francois Magloire
:: Eugène Francois Magloire (July 1841 – February 6, 1908) was a high-ranking general of the Haitian army. Early life Magloire was the youngest of eight children born to Jean-Jacques Magloire of Dominica and Francillette Celestin. He was born in mid-1841. Magloire had a sister named Juliette and six brothers: Urbain-Pierre, Jean-Pierre, Riche, Julien, Desauguste, Pierre-Jacques. During his studies in Grande-Riviere du Nord in 1858, his father was employed as a soldier and assigned to the east of the country as the head of Haiti's fifth regiment. Career During the Firminist revolt in 1902, President Nord Alexis assigned Magloire the responsibility of defending Fort Belair in Cap-Haïtien. That same year, Haiti entered a civil war to fight for the seat of the presidency, and Magloire worked as a spy during the war. The advisor of the War Department established his headquarters in Cagnette, and Magloire held a military march with his leader, distinguishing himself at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nord Alexis
Pierre Nord Alexis (2 August 1820 – 1 May 1910) was President of Haiti from 17 December 1902 to 2 December 1908. Early life He was the son of a high-ranking official in the regime of Henri Christophe, and Blézine Georges, Christophe's illegitimate daughter. Alexis joined the army in the 1830s, serving President Jean-Louis Pierrot, his father-in-law, as an aide-de-camp. Career In the ensuing years, he had a tumultuous career: he was exiled in 1874 but was allowed to return to Haiti a few years later by President Pierre Théoma Boisrond-Canal. During the presidency of Lysius Salomon, he was a vocal leader of the opposition, enduring several jail sentences before Salomon was finally ousted in a revolt. The new president, Florvil Hyppolite, gave him an important military position in the north, but when President Tirésias Simon Sam resigned, he joined Anténor Firmin in a march on Port-au-Prince in an effort to seize control of the government. The new president, however, wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barrack
Barracks are usually a group of long buildings built to house military personnel or laborers. The English word originates from the 17th century via French and Italian from an old Spanish word "barraca" ("soldier's tent"), but today barracks are usually permanent buildings for military accommodation. The word may apply to separate housing blocks or to complete complexes, and the plural form often refers to a single structure and may be singular in construction. The main object of barracks is to separate soldiers from the civilian population and reinforce discipline, training, and ''esprit de corps''. They have been called "discipline factories for soldiers". Like industrial factories, some are considered to be shoddy or dull buildings, although others are known for their magnificent architecture such as Collins Barracks in Dublin and others in Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Vienna, or London. From the rough barracks of 19th-century conscript armies, filled with hazing and illness and bare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inite
Patriotic Unity ( ht, Inite Patriyotik, INITE), is a political party in Haiti founded on 28 November 2009. Its dissolution had been claimed by former leading members on 30 April 2019 but was then disputed by the current leadership. Its founder and leader was René Préval, who served as President of Haiti from 2006 to 2011. History The party was created simply as ''Inite'' on 28 November 2009 as a successor of Lespwa, a political platform created by René Préval during his presidential candidacy in 2006. In November 2009 Lespwa was dissolved and merged into the new party, which included some factions from the National Christian Union for the Reconstruction of Haiti (''Union Nationale Chrétienne pour la Reconstruction d'Haïti''), the Movement for National Reconstruction (''Mouvement pour la Reconstruction Nationale''), the Country Organization Movement (''Mouvement d'Organisation du Pays''), and the Open the Gate Party (''Parti Louvri Barye''). In the 2010 elections Jude Cél ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milot, Haiti
Milot ( ht, Milo) is a commune in the Nord department of Haiti, 12 miles south of Cap-Haïtien. It is the site of Sans-Souci Palace, one of Haiti's most revered landmarks. The Citadelle Laferrière, Haiti's best-known landmark, is five miles (8 km) by road to the south. The town also hosts a hospital, Hôpital Sacré Coeur, run by the Sovereign Military Order of Malta and thCrudem Foundation, Inc It was the capital of the State of Haiti. Communal Sections The commune consists of three communal sections, namely: * Perches-de-Bonnet, rural * Bonnet à l'Evêque A Bonnet is a variety of headgear, hat or cap Specific types of headgear referred to as "bonnets" may include Scottish *Blue bonnet, a distinctive woollen cap worn by men in Scotland from the 15th-18th centuries And its derivations: **Feath ..., urban (town of Milot) and rural * Genipailler, urban (Carrefour des Pères neighborhood) and rural External links * United Nations Map of Haiti Populated p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grande Riviere Du Nord
Grande means " large" or " great" in many of the Romance languages. It may also refer to: Places *Grande, Germany, a municipality in Germany * Grande Communications, a telecommunications firm based in Texas *Grande-Rivière (other) *Arroio Grande (other) *Boca grande (other) * Campo Grande (other) * El Grande, a German-style board game * Loma Grande (other) * Lucida Grande, a humanist sans-serif typeface * María Grande, a village and municipality in Entre Ríos Province in northeastern Argentina * Mojón Grande, a village and municipality in Misiones Province in northeastern Argentina * Playa Grande (other) *Ribeira Grande (other) *Rio Grande (other) *Salto Grande (other) *Valle Grande (other) *Várzea Grande (other) * Villa Grande (other) * Casa Grande Ruins National Monument * Casas Grandes * Mesa Grande * Pueblo Grande de Nevada * Pueblo Grande Ruin and Irrigation Sites ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frédéric Marcelin
Frédéric Marcelin (1848–1917) was a Haitian writer and politician. Born in Port-au-Prince, Marcelin was best known for the three novels ''Marilisse'' (1903), ''La Vengeance de Mama'' (1902), and ''Thémistocle Epaminondas Labasterre'' (1901). Along with his contemporaries Fernand Hibbert and Justin Lhérisson he worked to establish a uniquely Haitian novel. He also wrote an essay on the National Bank of Haiti, ''Haïti et sa Banque Nationale'' (1896), and another on the "Finance and Commerce Department", (''Le Départment des Finances et du Commerce d'Haïti'') (1896). He was Minister of Finance A finance minister is an executive or cabinet position in charge of one or more of government finances, economic policy and financial regulation. A finance minister's portfolio has a large variety of names around the world, such as "treasury", " ... 1892-1895 and 1905-1908. References * 1848 births 1917 deaths 20th-century Haitian novelists Foreign Ministers of Haiti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cathedral Of Our Lady Of The Assumption, Port-au-Prince
The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption (french: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de L'Assomption), often called Port-au-Prince Cathedral (french: Cathédrale de Port-au-Prince), was a cathedral in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Built between 1884 and 1914, it was dedicated on , and became the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince. The cathedral was destroyed in the 12 January 2010 earthquake. Before its destruction, the cupola of the north tower of the Cathedral served as the front lighthouse of a pair guiding mariners into Port-au-Prince harbor. Destruction The roof and the towers flanking the main entrance collapsed in the 12 January 2010 earthquake, although the lower parts of the walls remain standing. The earthquake also destroyed the nunciature and the archdiocesan offices, killing Archbishop Joseph Serge Miot instantly and Vicar General Charles Benoit later. File:Aerial view of Haitian National Cathedral from Global Hawk 2010-01-14.jpg, Remnants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limonade
Limonade ( ht, Limonad) is a commune in the Cap-Haïtien Arrondissement, in the Nord department of Haiti. It has 69,256 inhabitants. Christopher Columbus and his crew celebrated the first Christmas in the Americas at Limonade in 1492. , ''www.limonadehaiti.com'' Limonade is also the city in which François Capois, a renowned hero of the , died. In 2012, a new university built by the was finished near the town, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirebalais
Mirebalais ( ht, Mibalè) is a commune in the Centre department of Haiti, approximately 60 km northeast of Port-au-Prince on National Road 3. The city was established in 1702. American Rotarians have made a number of mission-type trips to the city and surrounding areas since the 1980s. Located along the hydroelectric power transmission grid, the city normally has electricity throughout the day and night. During the United Nations occupation of 2005, Nepalese troops were stationed in the city, using the city jail as their headquarters. A U.S. military C-17 cargo plane carried out a large airdrop of food and supplies here in the wake of the 2010 Haiti earthquake. Health Mirebalais is served by the teaching hospital Hôpital Universitaire de Mirebalais, the largest solar-operated hospital in the world. Sport Mirebalais is home to the AS Mirebalais sports team. Notable Mirebalaisians * (1877-9 March 1920) successor to Charlemagne Péralte leading the Cacos resistanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whirlwind
A whirlwind is a weather phenomenon in which a vortex of wind (a vertically oriented rotating column of air) forms due to instabilities and turbulence created by heating and flow ( current) gradients. Whirlwinds occur all over the world and in any season. Types Whirlwinds are subdivided into two main types, the great (or major) whirlwinds, and the lesser (or minor) whirlwinds. The first category includes tornadoes, waterspouts, and landspouts. The range of atmospheric vortices constitute a continuum and are difficult to categorize definitively. Some lesser whirlwinds may sometimes form in a similar manner to greater whirlwinds with related increase in intensity. These intermediate types include the gustnado and the fire whirl. Other lesser whirlwinds include dust devils, as well as steam devils, snow devils, debris devils, leaf devils or hay devils, water devils, and shear eddies such as the mountainado and eddy whirlwinds. Formation A major whirlwind (such as a torn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort National
Fort National is a fort on a tidal island a few hundred metres off the walled city of Saint-Malo. The great military architect Vauban had it built in 1689 to protect Saint-Malo's port. The fort was originally called Fort Royal. In 1789 the fort's name became Fort d'Îlette or Républicain, then Fort Impérial and, after 1870, Fort National. History Origins The fort stands on l'Îlette rock. This was originally the site of a beacon that was lit at night to act as a lighthouse. Îlette was also a place of public executions for the seigniory of Saint Malo, which burnt criminals there. Latter a gallows occupied the site. A model in Saint-Malo's history museum suggests that a battery may have occupied the site before the erection of the Vauban fort. Vauban The engineer Siméon Garangeau built the fort following Vauban's plans, and on the orders of King Louis XIV. Construction seems to have taken from 1689 to 1693. The fort augmented the defences of the city, and was part of a chai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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