Faustin E. Wirkus
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Faustin Edmond Wirkus was a Polish-American United States Marine stationed in Haiti during the United States occupation of Haiti. He was reputedly crowned Faustin II, King of La Gonâve, a Haitian isla
Faustin Wirkus
Location of the island of La Gonâve, west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Gonâve Island
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Gonâve Island or Zile Lagonav is an island of Haiti located west-northwest of Port-au-Prince in the Gulf of Gonâve. It is the largest of the Hispaniolan satellite islands. The island is an arrondissem
Faustin E. Wirkus
…United States Marine stationed in Haiti during the United States occupation of Haiti (1915–1934). He was reputedly crowned Faustin II, King of La Gonâve, a Haitian island west of Hispaniola, by Queen Ti Memenne of La Gonâve on 18 July 1926, and co-ruled as monarch for three years until he was transferred…
View of Gonâve Island from space