Jérémie
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Jérémie is the capital city of the department of Grand'Anse, in Haiti
, with a population of about 31,000 (2003 census). It is almost isolated from the rest of the country. The Grande-Anse River
flows near the city.
In 1964, during the Jérémie Vespers
, 27 people were massacred in Jérémie by the Haïtian army and the Tonton Macoutes.
Jérémie is also called the city of the poets because of the numerous writers, poets, and historians born there, such as Etzer Vilaire
and Emile Roumer
.
The author Alexandre Dumas, père
's father, General Thomas-Alexandre Dumas
, was born in Jérémie.
It was the birthplace of the late Archbishop of Port-au-Prince, His Excellency
, the Most Reverend
Archbishop
Joseph Serge Miot
, who was killed in the 2010
Haiti earthquake.
In the aftermath of the 2010 Haiti earthquake
, a food aide convoy transporting aide delivered to Jérémie Airport
through Jérémie, encountered a hijacking attempt by 20 men, on Saturday 30 January 2010. Medical supplies have also been airlifted through the airport, due to the increase in medical need from injured refugees arriving in the wake of the quake.
Haiti
Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...
, with a population of about 31,000 (2003 census). It is almost isolated from the rest of the country. The Grande-Anse River
Grande-Anse River
The Grande-Anse River flows through western Haiti and empties into the Gulf of Gonâve at the city of Jérémie. It is one of the largest rivers in Haiti....
flows near the city.
In 1964, during the Jérémie Vespers
Jérémie Vespers
The Jérémie Vespers refer to a massacre that took place in August, September and October 1964 in the Haitian town of Jérémie. It took place after a group of 13 young Haitians calling themselves "Jeune Haiti" landed on August 6, 1964 at Petite-Rivière-de-Dame-Marie with the intention of...
, 27 people were massacred in Jérémie by the Haïtian army and the Tonton Macoutes.
Jérémie is also called the city of the poets because of the numerous writers, poets, and historians born there, such as Etzer Vilaire
Etzer Vilaire
Etzer Vilaire was a Haitian poet. Born in Jérémie, Vilaire attended law school and wrote poetry in his spare time. He was a member of the literary society La Ronde, and his most remembered works are Page d'Amour , Dix Hommes Noirs , Années Tendres , and Nouveaux Poèmes .-References:...
and Emile Roumer
Émile Roumer
Émile Roumer was a Haitian poet. Roumer wrote mostly satirical poems and poems dealing with love and nature...
.
The author Alexandre Dumas, père
Alexandre Dumas, père
Alexandre Dumas, , born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie was a French writer, best known for his historical novels of high adventure which have made him one of the most widely read French authors in the world...
's father, General Thomas-Alexandre Dumas
Thomas-Alexandre Dumas
Thomas-Alexandre Davy de la Pailleterie, was a hero of the French Revolution and General in Napoleon's army. He is better known as Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, General of the French Revolution and the father of author Alexandre Dumas, père, and grandfather of author Alexandre Dumas, fils...
, was born in Jérémie.
It was the birthplace of the late Archbishop of Port-au-Prince, His Excellency
Excellency
Excellency is an honorific style given to certain members of an organization or state.Usually, people styled "Excellency" are heads of state, heads of government, governors, ambassadors, certain ecclesiastics, royalty, aristocracy, and military, and others holding equivalent rank .It is...
, the Most Reverend
Most Reverend
The Most Reverend is a style applied to certain religious figures.*In the Roman Catholic Church , all bishops are styled "The Most Reverend", as well as monsignors of the rank of protonotary apostolic de numero.*In the Roman Catholic Church , archbishops are styled "The...
Archbishop
Archbishop
An archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop...
Joseph Serge Miot
Joseph Serge Miot
Joseph Serge Miot was a Haitian archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the ninth Archbishop of Port-au-Prince, serving from 2008 until his death as a result of the January 12, 2010 earthquake.-Biography:...
, who was killed in the 2010
Haiti earthquake.
In the aftermath of the 2010 Haiti earthquake
2010 Haiti earthquake
The 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake, with an epicentre near the town of Léogâne, approximately west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital. The earthquake occurred at 16:53 local time on Tuesday, 12 January 2010.By 24 January, at least 52 aftershocks...
, a food aide convoy transporting aide delivered to Jérémie Airport
Jérémie Airport
Jérémie Airport is the fifth most important airport in Haiti in passenger traffic and is located in the city with the same name, Jérémie, in the south west of Haiti.This airport is served by scheduled and non-scheduled companies from Port-au-Prince....
through Jérémie, encountered a hijacking attempt by 20 men, on Saturday 30 January 2010. Medical supplies have also been airlifted through the airport, due to the increase in medical need from injured refugees arriving in the wake of the quake.