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== History == | == History == | ||
=== U.S. occupation === | |||
U.S. Marines invaded Haiti in 1915 and occupied it until 1934.<ref>{{Citation|author=[[Michael Parenti]]|year=1995|title=Against Empire|chapter=Intervention: Whose Gain? Whose Pain?|section=A Global Military Empire|page=22|pdf=http://uploads.worldlibrary.org/uploads/pdf/20180112220352parenti_against_empire.pdf}}</ref> | |||
=== Duvalier regime === | |||
In 1959, the [[CIA]] helped autocrat [[François Duvalier]], also known as "Papa Doc," become the dictator of Haiti. His secret police killed between 30,000<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Jon Henley|date=2010-01-14|title=Haiti: a long descent to hell|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/jan/14/haiti-history-earthquake-disaster|newspaper=The Guardian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127154314/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/jan/14/haiti-history-earthquake-disaster|archive-date=2022-01-27|retrieved=2022-02-07}}</ref> and 100,000<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Steve Kangas|title=A Timeline of CIA Atrocities|url=http://www.huppi.com/kangaroo/CIAtimeline.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220102141343/http://www.huppi.com/kangaroo/CIAtimeline.html|archive-date=2022-01-02|retrieved=2022-02-07}}</ref> Haitians. | In 1959, the [[CIA]] helped autocrat [[François Duvalier]], also known as "Papa Doc," become the dictator of Haiti. His secret police killed between 30,000<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Jon Henley|date=2010-01-14|title=Haiti: a long descent to hell|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/jan/14/haiti-history-earthquake-disaster|newspaper=The Guardian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127154314/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/jan/14/haiti-history-earthquake-disaster|archive-date=2022-01-27|retrieved=2022-02-07}}</ref> and 100,000<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Steve Kangas|title=A Timeline of CIA Atrocities|url=http://www.huppi.com/kangaroo/CIAtimeline.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220102141343/http://www.huppi.com/kangaroo/CIAtimeline.html|archive-date=2022-01-02|retrieved=2022-02-07}}</ref> Haitians. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
[[Category:Countries]] | [[Category:Countries]] | ||
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[[Category:Global south]] | |||
Revision as of 18:10, 15 June 2022
| Republic of Haiti République d'Haïti Repiblik d Ayiti | |
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 Flag
 Coat of arms
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| Capital and largest city | Port-au-Prince |
| Dominant mode of production | Capitalism |
| Government | Semi-presidential republic |
• President | Ariel Henry |
| Area | |
• Total | 27,750 km² |
| Population | |
• 2018 estimate | 11,439,646 |
Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the western side of the island of Hispaniola. It has a starvation rate more than 50 times higher than nearby socialist Cuba.[1]
History
U.S. occupation
U.S. Marines invaded Haiti in 1915 and occupied it until 1934.[2]
Duvalier regime
In 1959, the CIA helped autocrat François Duvalier, also known as "Papa Doc," become the dictator of Haiti. His secret police killed between 30,000[3] and 100,000[4] Haitians.
References
- ↑ "Malnutrition". World Health Rankings. Archived from the original on 2022-01-16. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ↑ Michael Parenti (1995). Against Empire: 'Intervention: Whose Gain? Whose Pain?; A Global Military Empire' (p. 22). [PDF]
- ↑ Jon Henley (2010-01-14). "Haiti: a long descent to hell" The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2022-01-27. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ↑ Steve Kangas. "A Timeline of CIA Atrocities" Archived from the original on 2022-01-02. Retrieved 2022-02-07.