- Jérémie
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official_name = Jérémie
native_name = Jeremi
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subdivision_name1 = Grand'Anse
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subdivision_name2 = Jérémie
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leader_name =Willy Romelus
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timezone = Eastern
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footnotes =Jérémie ("Jeremi" in Kréyòl) 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. TheGrande-Anse River flows near the city.In 1964, during the
Jérémie Vespers , 27 people [ [Bain de Sang, by Albert D. Chasagne] ] 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 andEmile Roumer .The author
Alexandre Dumas, père 's father, GeneralThomas-Alexandre Dumas , was born in Jérémie.References
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