About this picture: Cap-Haitian School is a city of about 190, 000 people on the north coast of Haiti.
Previously, named as Cap-Francais and Cap-Henri, it was an important city during the colonial period and was the first capital of the Kingdom of Northern Haiti under King Henri Christophe.
Cap-Haitian School
Cap-Haitien's distance from Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, combined with the dire condition of Haiti's transportation infrastructure, has often made Cap-Haitien an incubator for revolutionary or Anti-Government figures.
In February 2004, the city was taken over by militants opposed to the rule of Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide, presaging Aristide's eventual exile from power.
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