Haiti and Kenya independence · TURNING POINT ·
Citadelle Laferrière (1805–20)
1805–20 — Christophe’s mountain fortress, 900 metres up, built by as many as 20,000 conscripted labourers to defend Haiti against a French return. With the palace of Sans-Souci it has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1982.
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- Turning point
- Chapter
- Dessalines and the birth of Haiti (chapter 5 of Haiti and Kenya independence)
- Atlas
- Two Roads to Independence: Haiti 1789–1838 and Kenya 1895–1978
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