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Gonaïves (
Gonayiv in
Kréyòl) is a city in northern
Haïti, the capital of the
Artibonite Department. It has a population of about 104,825 people (
2003 census). The city's name derives from the original Amerindian name of Gonaibo.
It is also known as Haïti's "independence city" because it was there that
Gen. Jean-Jacques Dessalines declared Haïti's independence on
January 1,
1804.
More recently, Gonaïves was the scene of substantial rioting and violence primarily motivated by opposition to
President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, and on
February 5,
2004, a group calling itself the
Revolutionary Artibonite Resistance Front seized control of the city, starting the
2004 Haïti rebellion. But in recent months the city has seen a complete return on calm. Some resident are even getting back to sleeping out on their porch at night (08/2007).
In
September 2004,
Hurricane Jeanne caused major flooding and mudslides in the city. 3,006 people were confirmed dead in Haïti, and the death toll in Gonaïves was believed to have topped 2,000. Every building in the city was damaged by the storm, and 250,000 people were left homeless.
The Battle of Ravine-à-Couleuvres
In
1802 an important battle of the Haitian Revolution, the Battle of
Ravine-à-Couleuvres was fought near Gonaïves.
Haitian independence
Gonaïves is also known as Haiti's City of Independence because it was there that
Jean-Jacques Dessalines declared Haiti, the former
Saint-Domingue, independent from France on
January 1,
1804 by reading the
Act of Independence, drafted by
Boisrond Tonnerre, on the Place d'Armes of the town.
Marie-Claire Heureuse Félicité, the wife of
Jean-Jacques Dessalines died here in August of 1858.
The
Gulf of Gonaïves is named after the town.
Media
Radio
Radio Continentale FM
Radio Independence
Radio Kiss Fm
Radio Provinciale
Radio Pyramide FM
Radio Trans-Artibonite
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