Portal:Haiti

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Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country in the Caribbean on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica and south of The Bahamas. It occupies the western side of the island, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Haiti is the third largest country in the Caribbean by area, and with an estimated population of 11.4 million, it is the most populous Caribbean country.0 The capital and largest city is Port-au-Prince.

Haiti is a founding member of the United Nations, Organization of American States, Association of Caribbean States, and the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie. In addition to CARICOM, it is a member of the International Monetary Fund, World Trade Organization, and Community of Latin American and Caribbean States. (Full article...)

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A sketch of the action between Experiment and picaroons (1875)

The action of 1 January 1800 was a naval battle of the Quasi-War that took place off the coast of present-day Haiti, near the island of Gonâve in the Bight of Léogâne. The battle was fought between an American convoy of four merchant vessels escorted by the United States naval schooner USS Experiment, and a squadron of armed barges manned by Haitians known as picaroons.

A French-aligned Haitian general, André Rigaud, had instructed his forces to attack all foreign shipping within their range of operations. Accordingly, once Experiment and her convoy of merchant ships neared Gonâve, the picaroons attacked them, capturing two of the American merchant ships before withdrawing. Experiment managed to save the other two ships in her convoy, and escorted them to a friendly port. On the American side, only the captain of the schooner Mary was killed. Though the picaroons took heavy losses during this engagement, they remained strong enough to continue wreaking havoc among American shipping in the region. Only after Rigaud was forced out of power by the forces of Toussaint L'Ouverture, leader of the 1791 Haitian Revolution, did the picaroon attacks cease. (Full article...)

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...that in 2004, Hurricane Jeanne hit the coastal city of Gonaïves, where it affected about 80,000 of the city's 100,000 residents. Official reports counted 3,006 people dead, with 2,826 of those in Gonaïves alone.
...that Gens de couleur were Free people of color in French colonial Haiti. The Gens de couleur could own plantations, and often owned large numbers of slaves themselves.
...that former President of Haiti Jean-Claude Duvalier, also known as "Baby Doc" was exiled to France after his disposition in 1986. He lost most of his wealth due to his divorce from his wife Michèle, But died October 4, 2014, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti due to a heart attack at the age of 63.

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The entrance of the Sans-Souci palace, in Milot, Haiti.

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Image 1Marine's base at Cap-Haïtien (from History of Haiti)
Image 2René Préval (from History of Haiti)
Image 3The Kingdom of Haiti in the North and the Republic of Haiti in the South (from History of Haiti)
Image 4Lysius Salomon (from History of Haiti)
Image 5Provisional President Boniface Alexandre (2004–2006) led the intervention of the UN peacekeeping force in Haiti in 2004. (from History of Haiti)
Image 6U.S. troops seizing Port-au-Prince airfield, September 1994 (from History of Haiti)
Image 7François Duvalier in 1968 (from History of Haiti)
Image 8Jovenel Moïse (from History of Haiti)
Image 9Port-au-Prince and surroundings at the start of the 19th century (from History of Haiti)
Image 10Kanaval in Jacmel Haiti 2014 03 (from Culture of Haiti)
Image 11Leclerc's veterans storm Ravine-a-Couleuvre (Snake Gully) in 1802. (from History of Haiti)
Image 12U.S. Coast Guard intercepting Haitian refugees, 1998 (from History of Haiti)
Image 13Christopher Columbus landing on the island of Hispaniola in 1492 (from History of Haiti)
Image 14As the unofficial leader of the revolution, Toussaint L'Ouverture is considered the father of Haiti. (from History of Haiti)
Image 15Engraving of Cap-Français in 1728 (from History of Haiti)
Image 16Michel Domingue (from History of Haiti)
Image 17Jean-Claude and Michèle Duvalier en route to the airport to flee the country, 7 February 1986 (from History of Haiti)
Image 18French sailors drowning Black prisoners during the Saint-Domingue expedition (from History of Haiti)
Image 19Dumarsais Estimé (from History of Haiti)
Image 20Citadelle Laferrière, built by Henri Christophe, is the largest fortress in the Americas. (from History of Haiti)
Image 21President Jean-Bertrand Aristide returns triumphantly to the National Palace at Port-au-Prince in 1994 (from History of Haiti)
Image 22Staff of the German legation and the Hamburg-Amerika Line agency at Port-au-Prince, Haiti in 1900. The agency was involved in the staffing and management of the legation. German nationals were comparatively numerous in Haiti and heavily involved in the Haitian economy until World War I. (from History of Haiti)
Image 23"Revenge taken by the Black Army for the Cruelties practiced on them by the French", by Marcus Rainsford, 1805 (from History of Haiti)
Image 24American Marines in 1915 defending the entrance gate in Cap-Haïten (from History of Haiti)
Image 25Swearing-in ceremony of Haitian Diaspora GwètòDe (Clergy in Vodou) (from Culture of Haiti)
Image 26Battle for Santo Domingo, by January Suchodolski (1845) (from History of Haiti)
Image 27Sténio Vincent (from History of Haiti)
Image 28The National Palace burned down during the revolt against Salnave in 1868 (from History of Haiti)
Image 29Bishop's House in Cap-Haitien, 1907 (from History of Haiti)
Image 30Bread market in St. Michel, 1928–1929 (from History of Haiti)
Image 31Haitian folk singer Manno Charlemagne (from Culture of Haiti)
Image 32The ruins of the Sans-Souci Palace, severely damaged in the 1842 earthquake and never rebuilt (from History of Haiti)
Image 33Market street in Port-au-Prince, 1996 (from History of Haiti)
Image 34Élie Lescot (from History of Haiti)
Image 35The coronation of Faustin I of Haiti in 1849 (from History of Haiti)
Image 36Michel Martelly (from History of Haiti)
Image 37Large portions of the National Palace collapsed. (from History of Haiti)
Image 38Opening of the mausoleum of Pétion and Dessalines in 1926 (from History of Haiti)
Image 39Flamingo tongue on a purple sea fan from Arcadin Islands, Haiti. This sea snail is found living on various species of soft corals and sea fans. (from Environment of Haiti)
Image 40Jean-Pierre Boyer (from History of Haiti)
Image 41Jean-Jacques Dessalines (from History of Haiti)
Image 42United States Marines and a Haitian guide patrolling the jungle in 1915 during the Battle of Fort Dipitie (from History of Haiti)
Image 432004 Haiti flood (from Environment of Haiti)
Image 44Fabre Geffrard (from History of Haiti)
Image 45Charles Rivière-Hérard (from History of Haiti)
Image 46"Burning of the Plaine du Cap – Massacre of whites by the blacks". On 22 August 1791, slaves set fire to plantations, torched cities, and massacred the white population. (from History of Haiti)
Image 47Fishing village in Haiti, 1996 (from History of Haiti)
Image 48The French army, led by Leclerc, lands in Cap Français (1802). (from History of Haiti)
Image 49U.S. Marines patrol the streets of Port-au-Prince, 9 March 2004 (from History of Haiti)
Image 50Paul Magloire (from History of Haiti)

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