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Henri Christophe 6 October 1767 – 8 October 1820 was a key leader in the Haitian Revolution, winning independence from France in 1804. On 17 February 1807, after the creation of a separate nation in the north, Christophe was elected President of the State of Haiti. On 26 March 1811, he was proclaimed Henri I, King of Haïti. He is also known for constructing the Citadelle Laferrière.

Born a slave, Henri Christophe originally came from the British island of St. Christopher (St. Kitts), from which he took his name. He bought his freedom in Saint Domingue and later added the English name of Henry (French, Henri) as a token of his admiration of England.

Christophe gained an early reputation as an independence fighter under Toussaint L'Ouverture in the 1791 antislavery rebellion. When French troops invaded Haiti in 1802 to reassert France's right to the former colony, Christophe was commanding Haitian troops in Cap-Français (modern Cap-Haitien). After Toussaint's capture by the French, Christophe served as a general under Haiti's military ruler, Jean Jacques Dessalines.

The Citadelle Laferrière (also La Citadelle) is a massive stone fortress in northern Haiti approximately 27 km (17 miles) south of Cap Haïtien, was built under the direction of Henri Christophe. Built by between 1805 and 1820 as part of a system of fortifications designed to keep the newly-independent nation of Haiti safe from French attempts to re-establish slavery.
The Citadelle Laferrière was built several miles inland, and atop the 914 m (3,000 ft) Bonnet a L’Eveque, in order to deter attack and to provide a lookout into numerous nearby valleys. It is possible to view Cap-Haïtien and the adjoining Caribbean Sea from the roof of the fortress. On clear days it is said that Cuba, the neighboring island to the West, can be seen.

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Taken in: Haïti / Nord / La Soufrière (show map)

Taken on: February 8, 2010

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