Haiti's Century of US Coups, Invasions & Puppets

[P F Tinmore]

Haiti is the poorest country be design.

 

[TheParser]

I have read that the only time Haiti has had economic & political stability was when the United States ruled it during World War I, lest Germany establish a naval base there.

I bet most Haitians would gladly vote to become an American state.

Many "independent" nations in this world would be happier under American or European tutelage.

 

[Polishprince]

I have read that the only time Haiti has had economic & political stability was when the United States ruled it during World War I, lest Germany establish a naval base there.

I bet most Haitians would gladly vote to become an American state.

Many "independent" nations in this world would be happier under American or European tutelage.

Don't give the libs any ideas, they'd love to admit Haiti, as well as Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia and Suriname if that's what it takes to change America's politic balance and Honky Dominance.

 

[Meathead]

Haiti is the poorest country be design.

Hillary can go down there and run. She might win.

 

[AMart]

I have read that the only time Haiti has had economic & political stability was when the United States ruled it during World War I, lest Germany establish a naval base there.

I bet most Haitians would gladly vote to become an American state.

Many "independent" nations in this world would be happier under American or European tutelage.

The US did a ton of infrastructure projects down there during that time.
Before occupation................................................

The young country had a shaky start; the war had devastated many plantations and towns, and Haiti was plagued with civil unrest, economic uncertainties, and a lack of skilled planners, craftsmen, and administrators.
In October 1804 Dessalines assumed the title of Emperor Jacques I, but in October 1806 he was killed while trying to suppress a mulatto revolt, and Henry Christophe took control of the kingdom from his capital in the north. Civil war then broke out between Christophe and Alexandre Sabès Pétion, who was based at Port-au-Prince in the south. As the civil war raged, the Spanish, with British help, restored their rule in Santo Domingo in 1809. Christophe, who declared himself King Henry I in 1811, managed to improve the country’s economy but at the cost of forcing former slaves to return to work on the plantations. He built a spectacular palace (Sans Souci) as well as an imposing fortress (La Citadelle Laferrière) in the hills to the south of the city of Cap-Haïtien, where, with mutinous soldiers almost at his door, he committed suicide in 1820.


Jean-Pierre Boyer, who had succeeded to the presidency of the mulatto-led south on Pétion’s death in 1818, became president of the entire country after Christophe’s death. In 1822 he invaded and conquered Santo Domingo, which had declared itself independent from Spain the previous year and was then engaged in fighting the Spaniards. Boyer did abolish slavery there, but the Haitians monopolized government power and confiscated church property, foodstuffs, and other supplies. It was not until 1844 that the Haitians were expelled by a popular uprising. The occupation created a tradition of distrust between the two countries, and subsequent generations of Dominicans regarded the period as marked by cruelty and barbarism.


France recognized Haitian independence in 1825, in return for a large indemnity (nearly 100 million francs) that was to be paid at an annual rate until 1887. Britain recognized the state in 1833, followed by the United States in 1862 after the secession of the Southern slave states.


Boyer was overthrown in 1843. Between then and 1915 a succession of 20 rulers followed, 16 of whom were overthrown by revolution or were assassinated. Faustin-Élie Soulouque (Faustin I), a black former slave, became president in 1847 and designated himself “emperor for life” in 1849. He turned on his mulatto sponsors and became particularly repressive; however, his regime was in some ways a return to power for the blacks. He tried unsuccessfully to annex the Dominican Republic, and in 1859 one of his generals, Fabre Geffrard, overthrew him. Geffrard encouraged educated mulattoes to join his government and established Haitian respectability abroad.

Haiti - Slavery, Revolution, Independence

Haiti - Slavery, Revolution, Independence: The revolution was actually a series of conflicts during the period 1791–1804 that involved shifting alliances of Haitian slaves, affranchis, mulattoes, and colonists, as well as British and French army troops. Several factors precipitated the event...

www.britannica.com

 

[Meathead]

I remember the old saw about AIDS when fags, junkies and Haitians were almost 100% of those infected ...

What was the most difficult thing about telling your parents you had AIDS?

Trying to convince them you were Haitian.

 

[Polishprince]

Haiti is the poorest country be design.

Haiti really went downhill after President Duvalier was deposed. The gentleman was elected as President-for-life, but then they changed the rules ex post facto.

 

[Meathead]

Haiti is the poorest country be design.

Haiti really went downhill after President Duvalier was deposed. The gentleman was elected as President-for-life, but then they changed the rules ex post facto.

Haiti went downhill when they kicked out all the whites and left blacks to run the country. That much is certain. They had no chance.