Haitian History
An Extended History of the Haitian Flag
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- Created on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 5:44 PM
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, May 13, 2011 8:36 AM
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, May 12, 2011 3:43 PM
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, May 07, 2011 9:31 PM
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, May 06, 2011 8:52 AM
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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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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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, April 24, 2011 3:10 AM
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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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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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, April 03, 2011 9:10 AM
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.
24th Anniversary of Haitian Constitution
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- Created on Tuesday, March 29, 2011 2:20 PM
March 29 brings the anniversary of the current constitution of the Republic of Haiti, voted 24 years ago. Haiti's Constitution of 1987 is a text that establishes the organization and functioning of the State of Haiti.
A Profile of Benz Antoine
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- Created on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 7:25 PM
This tall, strikingly handsome leading man has already made 75 film & television appearances.
15 of The Most Popular Questions About Haitian Creole
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- Created on Wednesday, March 02, 2011 2:23 PM
1- Creole: What is it?
Creole is a language spoken by the entire population of Haiti (estimated at nine million people). As any natural human language, it uses meaningful words (a vocabulary) with specific sounds.
American Airlines Celebrates 40 Years of Serving Haiti
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- Created on Wednesday, March 02, 2011 12:12 PM
On March 2, 1971, an American Airlines Boeing 707 aircraft departed from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), headed for Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital.
Government Establishes First Public Mortgage Program
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- Created on Tuesday, March 01, 2011 9:28 AM
For the first time in Haiti the public will have access to home mortgages, the Interim Haiti Recovery Commission (IHRC) announced Monday.
Creole and Education in Haiti
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- Created on Friday, February 04, 2011 5:55 AM
Haiti’s 1987 constitution made Creole official along with French and recognized that Creole is the language that all Haitians have in common. This constitution and the prior Bernard Reform of education, officially begun in 1979, provided the first official buttresses for the use of Creole in Haitian schools.
La MINUSTAH y la epidemia
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translated from Spanish
About three weeks ago, news and images were published of Haitian people throwing stones and indignantly protesting MINUSTAH forces, accusing a Nepalese soldier for transmitting cholera throughout the country.
Kansas Man Gets World's Richest Mine in Haiti
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- Created on Friday, July 05, 1889 10:26 PM
FORT SCOTT, USA - John Forbes, a Kansan, who recently returned from the West Indies, today received from the United States Government a concession to coal lands which he discovered in Haiti, and which are said to be the richest in the world.
