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Haiti
Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and ...
. For the French
chess
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master
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* Ascended master, a term used in the Theosophical religious tradition to refer to spiritually enlightened beings who in past incarnations were ordinary humans
*Grandmaster (chess), National Master ...
, see
Alexandre Deschapelles
Alexandre Deschapelles (March 7, 1780 in Ville-d'Avray near VersaillesOctober 27, 1847 in Paris) was a French chess player who, between the death of François-André Danican Philidor and the rise of Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais, was prob ...
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Deschapelles ( ht, Dechpel) is a town in the
Verrettes
Verrettes (; ht, Vèrèt) is a commune in the Saint-Marc Arrondissement, in the Artibonite department of Haiti. It is located approximately 58 km north of the capital, Port-au-Prince, and has 48,724 inhabitants.
* Settlements
* DesJardi ...
commune
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* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
, in the
Artibonite department
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* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
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of
Haiti
Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and ...
. It is located approximately 54 km north of the capital, Port-au-Prince, and has 4 to 5000 inhabitants Approximately. Deschapelles is where the
Hôpital Albert Schweitzer Haiti
The Hôpital Albert Schweitzer Haiti is a hospital in Deschapelles, Haiti. It was established in 1956 by Larry Mellon, who was inspired by Hôpital Albert Schweitzer and the life and philosophy of Albert Schweitzer.
History
In 1947, Larry Mello ...
is located.
Education
Centre D'etudes Secondaire de Deschapelles (CESD)
Ecole Nationale du Borel
Ecole Mixte le Pelerin
Ecole Mixte Gerald
Sister Cities
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Essex, Connecticut
Essex is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 6,733 at the 2020 census. It is made up of three villages: Essex Village, Centerbrook, and Ivoryton.
History
The Great Attack
Essex is one of the few Am ...
,
United States
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References
External links
Hôpital Albert Schweitzer Haiti
Populated places in Artibonite (department)
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