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Bélizaire Says He Was Asked to Kill Prime Minister
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- Created on Sunday, 30 October 2011 17:11
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - In an article published May 13, 2005, Anel Bélizaire, explains the circumstances of his escape from the National Penitentiary as a result from someone from the interim government of Gerard Latortue (2004-2006) asked him to murder his cellmate, the former Prime Minister, Yvon Neptune.
Memorial Service for Anthropologist Antenor Firmin
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- Created on Monday, 19 September 2011 12:08
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - A memorial service will be held on Monday in Cap Haitien on the 100th anniversary of the death of Antenor Firmin, an anthropologist, journalist and politician who wrote the renowned work, "Essay on the Inequality of Human Races."
U.S. and UN Officials Oversaw Integration of Ex-Army Paramilitaries into Haiti’s Police Force
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- Created on Saturday, 27 August 2011 19:01
Throughout 2004 and 2005, Haiti’s unelected de facto authorities, working alongside foreign officials, integrated at least 400 ex-army paramilitaries into the country’s police force, secret U.S. Embassy cables reveal.
100: The First Days of President Michel Martelly
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- Created on Monday, 22 August 2011 20:31
When Michel Joseph Martelly was elected the 56th President of the Republic of Haiti, the country, already facing an almost permanent economic crisis and on the verge of social explosion, faced the consequences of the earthquake of January 12, 2010.
The Creation of the Tontons Macoutes, July 29, 1959
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- Created on Friday, 29 July 2011 19:32
In July of 1958, A group of former Haitian military officers headed by former Lieutenant of the Haitian Armed Forces, Alix 'Sonson' Pasquet gathered in Miami, Florida to conspire an uprising to overthrow Francois 'Papa Doc' Duvalier.
The Story of Choucoune Stolen Legacy: The Ordeal of Choucoune
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- Created on Sunday, 10 July 2011 20:00
For the past 500 years, Haiti has been part of the world's history. As a member of the society of nations, Haiti and Haitians have made numerous, worthy, but rarely heralded, contributions.
Need we mention the bravery of the future heroes of our Independence, who fought in Savannah under the banner of the French Army to help defeat the English Colonial forces and help free the United States of America?
8,000 Foreign Soldiers Arrive to Begin Transition
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- Created on Wednesday, 01 June 2011 09:07
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - In a ceremony Tuesday, Army General Augusto Heleno Ribeiro Pereira of the United Nations took control of 8,000, newly arrived, U.N. forces at the Haitian police academy.
Daniel Fignolé: The 19 Day President
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- Created on Wednesday, 25 May 2011 19:44
Daniel Fignolé was one of the first influential leaders of Haiti. He was a labor organizer, popular among the workers of Port-au-Prince, that at a moment's notice he could get masses of people in to the streets, known as the "woulo konpresé", the streamroller.
The Congress of Arcahaie 1803
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- Created on Wednesday, 18 May 2011 07:24
The first big highlight of 1803 was the death of Toussaint L'Ouverture on April 7.
An Extended History of the Haitian Flag
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- Created on Tuesday, 17 May 2011 17:44
French flag flew over the French colony of Santo Domingo for over a century until February 1803.
A Final Case for the President; Rene Preval
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- Created on Friday, 13 May 2011 08:36
The living generation of Haitians has never known a stable government. The idea of a peaceful succession of power is foreign to most.
Maurice Alfrédo Sixto (May 12, 1919 – May 12, 1984)
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- Created on Thursday, 12 May 2011 15:43
Once upon a time, there was a man, a Haitian man, one of those men whom we would love to see live forever, but… nature has its own laws.
The Earthquake of 1842
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- Created on Saturday, 07 May 2011 21:31
On May 7, 1842, a major earthquake destroyed the city of Cap-Haïtien and other towns nearby.
The First Battle of Gonaïves
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- Created on Friday, 06 May 2011 08:52
Since the start of the French-Spanish war in 1793, the General of the Black Forces, Toussaint L'Ouverture had given his support to the Spaniards, given they had, beforehand, abolished slavery.
The History of Haitian Heritage Month
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- Created on Sunday, 01 May 2011 06:38
Haitian Heritage Month is a celebration of Haitian history, culture, and pride. The Heritage Month was first celebrated in Boston , Massachusetts in May 1998.
Jean-Jacques Audubon des Cayes
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- Created on Tuesday, 26 April 2011 06:31
Jean-Jacques Audubon was born in Les Cayes, Saint Domingue on April 26 1785, the French colony, known today as Haïti.
The Mutiny of the Haitian Coast Guard
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- Created on Sunday, 24 April 2011 03:10
On April 21, 1970 as a lieutenant assigned to the Presidential Guard, I was in the officer's dormitory when the telephone rang. I lifted the receiver and heard the duty officer at the Department's office saying: "By order of the Department commander, all dormitories must be evacuated immediately; we will soon be attacked by the Coast Guard! Pass this message to everyone!" Without hesitating I passed on the word to the other officers who thought, at first, that I was joking. I told them that the orders were serious and we quickly went down to the courtyard.
Restoration of the Art Center Begins
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- Created on Friday, 15 April 2011 18:56
The Rescue Center of Cultural Heritage (CSBC), launched its efforts Friday to preserve artifacts, documents, buildings and art work damaged by the earthquake of 2010. The projects will include a series of lectures among other preservation work.
Toussaint L'Ouverture Way, Unveiled in Barbados
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- Created on Friday, 08 April 2011 16:31
The University of the West Indies unveiled a walkway in honor of the Haitian revolutionary Toussaint L'Ouverture. Toussaint L'Ouverture Way also includes a mural painting that streams along the side.
National Day of the Diaspora is April 20th
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- Created on Sunday, 03 April 2011 09:10
By the presidential order of Rene Preval and signed by the Council of Ministers on March 16th, the Ministry of Haitians Living Abroad (MHAVE), is pleased to announce that April 20 is decreed: "National Day of the Diaspora" in Haiti.
