Tag: haiti
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In 1791, enslaved Haitians ousted the French and founded a nation. But France made generations of Haitians pay for their freedom. How much it cost them was a mystery, until… more ›
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A firebrand Haitian president tried to hold France to account for its years of exploitation. He soon found himself ousted from power. https://web.archive.org/web/20240714100559/https:/www.nytimes.com/2022/05/20/world/americas/haiti-aristide-reparations-france.html?utm_source=perplexity more ›
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In 1825, fourteen French gunboats sailed into the harbor of the capital of Haiti, Port-au-Prince, and forced the government to pay an indemnity of 150 million francs. This threw Haiti… more ›
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Haitian essayist and speaker Monique Clesca urges President Emmanuel Macron to acknowledge the ‘injustice’ committed two centuries ago when the nation achieved independence and France imposed a heavy debt burden… more ›
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https://binuh.unmissions.org/sites/default/files/2026-01/Quarterly%20Report%20on%20the%20human%20rights%20situation%20in%20Haiti%20%28july%20%E2%80%93%20september%202025%29.pdf more ›
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Haitian security forces and private contractors working with them have conducted extensive and apparently unlawful lethal drone strikes. https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/03/10/haiti-drone-strikes-put-residents-at-risk?utm_source=perplexity more ›
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On January 2, 1933, the 5th Marine Regiment, United States Marines Corps, withdrew from Nicaragua. It trained and left behind a powerful National Guard in a country beset by struggle… more ›
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Over the past two hundred years, the United States has played a important role in the economic and political activity of Haiti, its close neighbor to the south. https://library.brown.edu/create/modernlatinamerica/chapters/chapter-14-the-united-states-and-latin-america/moments-in-u-s-latin-american-relations/a-history-of-united-states-policy-towards-haiti/ more ›
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The National Bank of Haiti, on which so many hopes were pinned that night, was national in name only. Far from an instrument of Haiti’s salvation, the central bank was,… more ›
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Violence. Tragedy. Hunger. Underdevelopment. These bywords have clung to Haiti for more than a century. Kidnappings. Outbreaks. Earthquakes. The president assassinated — this time in his bedroom. How is it… more ›