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The Revolution of 1946 was a novel development in Haiti's history, as the Garde assumed power as an institution, not as the instrument of a particular commander. The members of the junta, known as the Military Executive Committee (Comité Exécutif Militaire), were Garde commander Colonel Franck Lavaud , Major Antoine Levelt , and Major Paul E ...
The governments of Haiti and the United States sign an agreement on the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the country and the end of the U.S. occupation 18 October: President Vincent of Haiti and President Rafael Leónidas Trujillo of the Dominican Republic meet for diplomatic talks in Ouanaminthe in northeastern Haiti, near the Dominican border 1934
Haiti is the only country in the Western Hemisphere to undergo a successful slave revolution; however, a long history of oppression by dictators such as François Duvalier and his son Jean-Claude Duvalier has markedly affected the republic's governance and society. Since the end of the Duvalier era Haiti has been transitioning to a democratic ...
Daniel Elie, the former head of ISPAN, sees the cannons’ disappearance as the latest assault on Haiti’s cultural history. Four years ago, the historic Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception ...
From its founding Haiti has been beset by violence, foreign manipulation and political upheaval. Jovenel Moïse thought he could break the mold. He couldn’t.
These transformative moments have often been brief in Haiti’s long, troubled history. In fact, this is the fourth time since 1915 that the world has come to the aid of Haiti.
According to the editor of Haiti Liberté, the group included two former Navy SEALs, a former Blackwater employee, and two Serbian mercenaries living in the U.S. [73] They were tasked with protecting the former head of the National Lottery, who intended to transfer US$80 million from a PetroCaribe bank account—controlled jointly by the ...
A long-simmering crisis in Haiti has come to a head as its leader remains stranded in ... “January and February have been the most violent months in the recent crisis, with thousands of people ...