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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
Flag of Republic of Haiti
Flag
Coat of arms of Republic of Haiti
Coat of arms
Location of Republic of Haiti
Capital
and largest city
Port-au-Prince
Dominant mode of productionCapitalism
GovernmentSemi-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

  1. "Malnutrition". World Health Rankings. Archived from the original on 2022-01-16. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
  2. Michael Parenti (1995). Against Empire: 'Intervention: Whose Gain? Whose Pain?; A Global Military Empire' (p. 22). [PDF]
  3. 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.
  4. Steve Kangas. "A Timeline of CIA Atrocities" Archived from the original on 2022-01-02. Retrieved 2022-02-07.