Exposition internationale du bicentenaire de Port-au-Prince
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The Exposition internationale du bicentenaire de Port-au-Prince was a world's fair held in Port-au-Prince, Haiti in 1949 to mark the 200th anniversary of the city's founding.
World's fair held in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
| 1949 Port-au-Prince | |
|---|---|
 Haitian president Dumarsais Estimé at the Expo | |
| Overview | |
| BIE-class | Universal exposition |
| Category | Second category General Exposition |
| Name | L'Exposition Internationale de port au Prince 1949 |
| Motto | 200 years Port au Prince |
| Area | 30 hectares (74 acres) |
| Organized by | Dumarsais Estimé |
| Location | |
| Country | Haiti |
| City | Port-au-Prince |
| Venue | Gonave Bay |
| Timeline | |
| Bidding | October 12, 1948 (1948-10-12) |
| Awarded | December 5, 1948 (1948-12-05) |
| Opening | December 1, 1949 (1949-12-01) |
| Closure | June 8, 1950 (1950-06-08) |
| Universal expositions | |
| Previous | 1939 New York World's Fair in New York City |
| Next | Expo 58 in Brussels |
| Specialised Expositions | |
| Previous | International Exhibition on Urbanism and Housing (1947) in Paris |
| Next | The International Textile Exhibition in Lille |
| Simultaneous | |
| Specialized | Universal Sport Exhibition (1949) in Stockholm and The International Exhibition of Rural Habitat in Lyon |