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7.28.15 U.S. Marines Invade and Occupy Haiti 100 Years Ago

Mrswanda — Wed, 29 Jul 2015 14:00:35 +0000

July 28th, 2015 marks 100 years since the U.S. Occupation of Haiti began. The 19 year occupation was pivotal to our history changing the course of Haiti’s social, economic, military, and political landscape. On July 28, 1915, United States Marines landed in Haiti on the orders of President Woodrow Wilson, who feared that European interests […]

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Former Haitian President Leslie François Manigat Dies At 83

MrsWanda — Tue, 01 Jul 2014 14:22:14 +0000

Leslie Manigat, who has died aged 83, was Haiti’s first modern-minded president. He tried to break the vicious circle of class-based violence and dictatorship that had held Haiti prisoner for nearly two centuries, but instead was broken by it himself. – source According to MiamiHerald Former Haitian President Leslie Manigat, who took power in a […]

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