The Republic of Haiti is a country situated on the western third of the island of Hispaniola and the smaller islands of La Gonâve, La Tortue (Tortuga), Les Cayemites, and Ile a Vache in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba; Haiti shares Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic. The total land area of Haiti is 10,714 square miles (27,750 square km) and its capital is Port-au-Prince on the main island of Hispaniola. A former French colony, it was the first country in the Americas after the United States to declare its independence. In ...

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• Haiti - History
• Haiti - 1804: Independence
• Haiti - 1915-1934: U.S. Occupation
• Haiti - The Rise of Duvalier
• Haiti - 1957-1986: Duvaliers and Aborted freeport
• Haiti - 1986: After Duvalier Regime
• Haiti - 2000-2004: Second Aristide Term and Ensuing Crises
• Haiti - Post-Aristide
• Haiti - Politics
• Haiti - Departments
• Haiti - Geography
• Haiti - Economy
• Haiti - Demographics
• Haiti - Culture
• Haiti - Miscellaneous topics

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In Haiti there are four religions: Catholic , Protestant, Islamic , and Voodoo. Although the official religion of Haiti, as inherited from the French colonialists, is Roman Catholicism, about 50% of the population believes in Voodooism, a religion that arose from the slavery-era. The Voodoo religion has been the subject of much repression and misunderstanding in the country's history. Some Christian missionaries incorrectly believe that it is worship of Satan. Such beliefs exist in all social strata. The ex-president of Haiti has once sacrified the Haiti country to Satan, a ...

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Culture of Haiti, Culture of Haiti - Religion of Haiti, Culture of Haiti - Prostestant Churches, Culture of Haiti - Literature of Haiti

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Culture of Haiti - Religion of Haiti. In Haiti there are four religions: Catholic , Protestant, Islamic , and Voodoo. Although the official religion of Haiti, as inherited from the French colonialists, is Roman Catholicism, about 50% of the population believes in Voodooism, a religion that arose from the slavery-era. The Voodoo religion has been the subject of much repression and misunderstanding in the country's history. Some Christian missionaries incorrectly believe that it is worship of Satan. Such beliefs ex ...

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• Culture of Haiti - Religion of Haiti
• Culture of Haiti - Prostestant Churches
• Culture of Haiti - Literature of Haiti

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In Haiti (formerly Saint-Domingue), a non-Hispanic country of the Caribbean, mulattos represented a smaller proportion of the population than in many hispanic countries. Today they constitute about 5% of the population. Historically, Haitian mulattos have been looked down upon by both blacks and whites alike, and used by both when best suited. Blacks regarded them as no better or worse than their unmixed French progenitors. Mulattos made up a class of their own. They were free and usually had a preference for French rather than Africa ...

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Mulatto, Mulatto - Etymology, Mulatto - Muwallad vs. mula, Mulatto - Hispanic America and Brazil, Mulatto - United States and Puerto Rico, Mulatto - Haiti, Mulatto - Footnotes

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According to local residents, U.N. forces shot out electrical transformers in the neighborhood, and people were killed inside their homes and also just outside of their homes. Two men: Leon Cherry; and Mones Belizaire, were shot on the way to work – the former was killed on the spot, the latter subsequently died from infection. A man named Mira was shot and killed while urinating inside his home; a street vendor was shot in the head, she died on the spot. One man was shot w ...

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2005 July 6 United Nations assault on Cité Soleil, Haiti, 2005 July 6 United Nations assault on Cité Soleil, Haiti - Background, 2005 July 6 United Nations assault on Cité Soleil, Haiti - The Assault, 2005 July 6 United Nations assault on Cité Soleil, Haiti - Casualties, 2005 July 6 United Nations assault on Cité Soleil, Haiti - International Outcry, 2005 July 6 United Nations assault on Cité Soleil, Haiti - U.N. response

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Main article: History of Haiti Haiti - 1804: Independence. Freed blacks and mulattos joined with slaves under Pierre-Dominique Toussaint L'Ouverture against Napoleonic France in 1801 to achieve the Caribbean's first successful revolution for independence. The largely black nation remained isolated politically throughout the 19th century, though penetrated economically by international capitalism. Haiti - 1915-1934: U.S. Occupation. Main article: United States oc ...

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Haiti, Haiti - History, Haiti - 1804: Independence, Haiti - 1915-1934: U.S. Occupation, Haiti - The Rise of Duvalier, Haiti - 1957-1986: Duvaliers and Aborted freeport, Haiti - 1986: After Duvalier Regime, Haiti - 2000-2004: Second Aristide Term and Ensuing Crises, Haiti - Post-Aristide, Haiti - Politics, Haiti - Departments, Haiti - Geography, Haiti - Economy, Haiti - Demographics, Haiti - Culture, Haiti - Miscellaneous topics

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Ťeleco haitiTelephones - main lines in use: 115,000 (2005) Télécommunications d'Haiti S.A.M. (Teleco), a 98%-government owned company, has a monopoly on the provision of landline services throughout the country. Teleco has been constantly hobbled by political interference which has affected its performance. A net generator of revenues for the government in the 1970's and early 1980's, Teleco's demise started with the Prosper Avril government which spent Teleco's profits on politically-motivated campaigns and outright graft. The practice continued with the Aristide governme ...

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This article on the Constitution of Haiti pertains mostly to the present-day Constitution of Haiti, which was promulgated under the short-lived presidency of Dr. Leslie Manigat in 1987. As of August 2005, this constitution has not yet been abrogated by the current interim government of President Boniface Alexandre and Prime Minister Gerard Latortue (which replaced the government of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and Prime Minister Yvon Neptune in February 2004), and the 2005 Haitian Elections are being held in accordanc ...

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• Constitution of Haiti - The List of Contents

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Date & Place of Origin Thursday, February 5, 2004 Gonaïves, Haiti Date & Place of Conclusion Sunday, February 29, 2004 Port-au-Prince, Haiti Prelude Political dispute between government and opposition; general social tension. Aims Overthrow of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide; reconstitution of Haitian army. Rebel leaders Guy Philippe, Buteur Metayer Targets Capture of cities; neut ...

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• 2004 Haiti rebellion - Timeline
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• 2004 Haiti rebellion - Claims of Aristide and His Supporters
• 2004 Haiti rebellion - Claims of rebels
• 2004 Haiti rebellion - Controversy over Aristide's Departure
• 2004 Haiti rebellion - Controversy over Aristide's election in 2000
• 2004 Haiti rebellion - Footnotes

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Before dawn 6 July 2005, more than 300 heavily-armed United Nations peacekeeping troops in Haiti carried out a major military operation in Cité Soleil, a densely populated residential neighborhood – one of the poorest comunities in Port-au-Prince and a stronghold of support for Lavalas and ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Eyewitnesses claimed there was not a firefight, but rather a slaughter. The operation was primarily conducted by U.N. forces, assisted by Haitian National Police. Though the raid received little attention in the world press, local residents say the att ...

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• 2005 July 6 United Nations assault on Cité Soleil, Haiti - Background
• 2005 July 6 United Nations assault on Cité Soleil, Haiti - The Assault
• 2005 July 6 United Nations assault on Cité Soleil, Haiti - Casualties
• 2005 July 6 United Nations assault on Cité Soleil, Haiti - International Outcry
• 2005 July 6 United Nations assault on Cité Soleil, Haiti - U.N. response

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The United States occupation of Haiti began on July 28, 1915 and ended in mid-August, 1934. A popular uprising against Haitian dictator Jean Vilbrun Guillaume Sam threatened American business interests on the island. In addition it was alledged that the instability in Haiti provided a potential opening for German influence during the on-going World War I. In response, American President Woodrow Wilson sent 330 marines to Port-au-Prince on July 28, 1915. The specific order from the Secretary of the Navy to the invasion commander ...

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Before dawn 6 July 2005, more than 300 heavily-armed United Nations peacekeeping troops in Haiti carried out a major military operation in Cité Soleil, a densely populated residential neighborhood – one of the poorest comunities in Port-au-Prince and a stronghold of support for Lavalas and ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Eyewitnesses claimed there was not a firefight, but rather a slaughter. The operation was primarily conducted by U.N. forces, assisted by Haitian National Police. Though the raid received little attention in the world press, local residents say the att ...

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• 2005 July 6 United Nations assault on Cité Soleil Haiti - Background
• 2005 July 6 United Nations assault on Cité Soleil Haiti - The Assault
• 2005 July 6 United Nations assault on Cité Soleil Haiti - Casualties
• 2005 July 6 United Nations assault on Cité Soleil Haiti - International Outcry
• 2005 July 6 United Nations assault on Cité Soleil Haiti - U.N. response

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Boniface Alexandre (b. 1936) is currently the acting president of Haiti. Following the coup d'état removing President Jean-Bertrand Aristide on February 29, 2004, Alexandre, as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and therefore next in the presidential line of succession, assumed the office of president. Alexandre was raised by his uncle, former Haitian Prime Minister Martial Célestin. He trained as a lawyer and worked for 25 years for Cabinet Lamarre, a Port-au-Prince law firm sp ...

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• Boniface Alexandre - Acting presidency

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Mulato is a term of Spanish or Portuguese origin describing the offspring of African and European ancestry. The forms "mulatto/mulato" are widely used in Spanish and Portuguese. Many Americans of Hispanic and/or Latino origin identify themselves as mulatto; the term is also used in many other countries. In colonial years the term originally referred to the children of one European and one African parent, or the children of two mulatto parents. During this era a myriad of other terms, both in Latin America and the USA, were in u ...

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• Mulatto - Etymology
• Mulatto - Muwallad vs. mula
• Mulatto - Hispanic America and Brazil
• Mulatto - United States and Puerto Rico
• Mulatto - Haiti
• Mulatto - Footnotes

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Département ("department") is the name given to an administrative district of France and several other French-speaking countries. See also. Departments of Benin Departments of Burkina Faso Departments of Côte d'Ivoire Départements of France Departments of Haiti Departments of Niger Departments of Senegal Category: Departments ...

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In Vodun, and especially in Haiti, Azaka-Tonnerre (also Azaca) is the loa of agriculture and thunder. Categories: Agricultural gods | Thunder gods | Vodun gods Other related archivesAgricultural gods, Haiti, Thunder gods, Vodun, Vodun gods, agriculture, loa, thunder

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Citadelle may mean: The Citadelle of Quebec in in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The Citadelle Laferrière in northen Haiti. A French spelling of "citadel". Other related archivesCanada, Citadelle Laferrière, Citadelle of Quebec, French, Haiti, Quebec, Quebec City, citadel

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In Vodun, and especially in Haiti, Agwé is a loa who rules over fish and aquatic plants, as well as the patron loa of fishermen and sailors. He is married to Erzulie. Other related archivesErzulie, Haiti, Vodun, fish, loa

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.ht is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Haiti. Other related archivesHaiti, Internet, ccTLD, country code, top-level domain

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