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Haiti: Media
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La Citadelle Laferrière, Haiti
La Citadelle Laferrière, a fortress built in the early 19th century, near Cap-Haïtien,...
SPC Gibran Torres/United States Army
Haiti earthquake of 2010
Map of Haiti depicting the intensity of shaking and the degree of damage incurred...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Kenny Chmielewski
Haiti earthquake 2010
People survey the damage on a devastated street in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, after the...
RIBI Image Library (CC BY-SA 2.0)
National Palace in Port-au-Prince
The National Palace in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, prior to its damage in a January 2010...
© james74—iStock/Getty Images
Carnival parade
Women dancing in a Carnival parade, Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
Dieu Nalio Chery/AP Images
Sans Souci Palace, near Cap-Haïtien, Haiti
The ruins of Sans Souci Palace, near Cap-Haïtien, Haiti.
© Rostislav/stock.adobe.com
Toussaint Louverture
By 1795, Toussaint Louverture was widely known and admired by all racial groups....
© Everett Historical/Shutterstock.com
Pres. René Préval
René Préval, an associate of Jean-Bertrand Aristide, was chosen to succeed him...
Jean Jacques AUGUSTIN
Port-au-Prince after the Haiti earthquake of 2010
An aerial view of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on January 13, 2010, from a U.S. Coast Guard...
Petty Officer 2nd Class Sondra-Kay Kneen/U.S. Coast Guard
Haiti election protest
Demonstrators demanding the resignation of Pres. Michel Martelly in Port-au-Prince,...
© Hector Retamal—AFP/Getty Images
Jovenel Moïse
Haitian Pres. Jovenel Moïse addressing the United Nations General Assembly on September...
© John Moore/Getty Images
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