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  2. History of Haiti - Wikipedia

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    The Revolution of 1946 was a novel development in Haiti's history, as the Garde assumed power as an institution, not as the instrument of a particular commander. The members of the junta, known as the Military Executive Committee (Comité Exécutif Militaire), were Garde commander Colonel Franck Lavaud , Major Antoine Levelt , and Major Paul E ...

  3. Timeline of Haitian history - Wikipedia

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    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

  4. Haiti - Wikipedia

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    Haiti is the only country in the Western Hemisphere to undergo a successful slave revolution; however, a long history of oppression by dictators such as François Duvalier and his son Jean-Claude Duvalier has markedly affected the republic's governance and society. Since the end of the Duvalier era Haiti has been transitioning to a democratic ...

  5. Haitian Revolution - Wikipedia

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    In 2004, an exhibition of paintings entitled Caribbean Passion: Haiti 1804 by artist Kimathi Donkor, was held in London to celebrate the bicentenary of Haiti's revolution. [ 180 ] In 2010, author Isabel Allende wrote a historical novel entitled Island Beneath the Sea , which documents the Haitian Revolution through the eyes of a slave woman ...

  6. Haitian Declaration of Independence - Wikipedia

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    The central issue for the Haitian revolution was independence, specifically freedom from their enslavement under France. In its social and political complexity, the Haitian Revolution resembled the simultaneous revolution in France, since the demand of the revolutionaries was secession from the ruling-class of France. [7]

  7. Independence of Haiti - Wikipedia

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    The name Haiti (or Hayti) comes from the indigenous Taíno language and was the native name [3] [4] given to the entire island of Hispaniola to mean "land of high mountains." [5] [6] Christopher Columbus arrived on the island on December 5, 1492 and claimed it for the Spanish Empire, after which it became known as Hispaniola.

  8. Category:History of Haiti - Wikipedia

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    History of Haiti by topic (5 C) * Haiti history-related lists (14 P) A. Archaeology of Haiti (1 P) D. Defunct mass media in Haiti (1 P) E. Historical events in Haiti ...

  9. Kingdom of Haiti - Wikipedia

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    King Henri I of the Kingdom of Haiti. The Kingdom of Haiti, [1] or Kingdom of Hayti [2] (French: Royaume d'Haïti; [3] [4] Haitian Creole: Wayòm an Ayiti), was the state established by Henri Christophe on 28 March 1811 when he proclaimed himself King Henri I after having previously ruled as president of the State of Haiti, in the northern part of the country.