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Pages in category "1980s in Haiti" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Hérard Abraham;
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
Jean-Claude Duvalier (French: [ʒɑ̃klod dyvalje]; 3 July 1951 – 4 October 2014), nicknamed "Baby Doc" (French: Bébé Doc, Haitian Creole: Bebe Dòk), was a Haitian dictator who inherited the President of Haiti from 1971 until he was overthrown by a popular uprising in February 1986.
Image credits: Old-time Photos To learn more about the fascinating world of photography from the past, we got in touch with Ed Padmore, founder of Vintage Photo Lab.Ed was kind enough to have a ...
The potential for a surge of Haitians arriving in South Florida after fleeing gang violence stirs memories of an earlier time when migrants fled political persecution in Haiti under the ...
The original flag of Haiti was readopted in 1986 (in a modified form) after the exile of Duvalier. On 7 February 1986, Duvalier fled to France in a United States-supplied plane; however, before leaving, he set up the six-member National Council of Government (CNG) under the leadership of Army Commander Henri Namphy to rule the country after his ...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — It's been a terrifying week for the people of Haiti, where gun battles between gangs and the police have gripped the capital, Port-au-Prince, and left bodies laying ...
Before 1980, many Haitian immigrants arrived on American shores by boat. They were not granted legal protection because they were considered economic migrants, rather than political refugees, despite claims made by many Haitians that they were being persecuted by the Duvalier regime.