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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.
Former Haitian soldiers carry out guerrilla attacks, primarily along the Dominican border and in the capital. 2004: Haiti's 200th anniversary of independence. 4 February: A revolt breaks out in the city of Gonaïves, with a local militia hostile to Aristide capturing the city and driving out the police force. 22 February
Independence Day in Haiti is celebrated annually as a public holiday on every 1st of January [1] along with New Years Day, commemorating the nation's liberation from the French Empire. [1] [2] It also marks the birth of the world's first independent black republic, one achieved through an unprecedented successful slave revolt with the Haitian ...
In the two decades that followed the Haitian Revolution and the expulsion of the French colonial government in 1804, Haiti's independence had not been recognized by the world powers. In 1825, King Charles X of France decreed that his nation was to be compensated 150 million gold francs payable in five years in exchange for recognition of ...
By 1840, Haiti had ceased to export sugar entirely, although large amounts continued to be grown for local consumption as taffia-a raw rum. However, Haiti continued to export coffee, which required little cultivation and grew semi-wild. The 1842 Cap-Haïtien earthquake destroyed the city, and the Sans-Souci Palace, killing 10,000 people.
France should repay billions of dollars in reparations to Haiti to cover a debt formerly enslaved people were forced to pay in return for recognising the island's independence, a coalition of ...
The State of Haiti from 1808 to 1811 in the northwest of Hispaniola From 1791 to 1804, the Haitian revolution against the French colonists raged. After the failure of the French expedition of 1803, General Jean-Jacques Dessalines proclaimed Haiti's independence.
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