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Port-au-Prince

Port-au-Prince is the capital and largest city of Haiti, on a bay at the eastern end of the Gulf of Gonâve. Founded by the French in 1749, it became the seat of government of Saint-Domingue in 1770 and has been Haiti's capital for most of the time since independence in 1804. Much of the city was destroyed by the earthquake of January 2010, and in the 2020s armed gangs took control of large parts of it.

Port-au-Prince
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Republic of Haiti (1806-1849)Foundation, Socioeconomy, Military, Governance, Decline, Summary

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Saint-DomingueBritish occupation of Saint-DomingueFirst Empire of HaitiState of HaitiRepublic of Haiti (1806-1849)Second Empire of HaitiRepublic of Haiti

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Port-au-Prince. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/port-au-prince
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