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Haiti: Encyclopedia - Haiti
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 To...
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University Of Haiti: Encyclopedia - University Of Haiti
Haiti's most important institution of higher education in the 1980s was the University of Haiti. Its origins date to the 1820s, when coll...
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Culture Of Haiti: Encyclopedia Ii - 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 fro...
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Culture Of Haiti: Encyclopedia - Culture Of Haiti
Culture of Haiti - Religion of Haiti.
In Haiti there are four religions: Catholic , Protestant, Islamic , and Voodoo. Although the offi...
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Mulatto: Encyclopedia Ii - Mulatto - Haiti
In Haiti (formerly Saint-Domingue), a non-Hispanic country of the Caribbean, mulattos represented a smaller proportion of the population ...
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2005 July 6 United Nations Assault On Cité Soleil, Haiti: Encyclopedia Ii - 2005 July 6 United Nations Assault On Cité Soleil, Haiti - Casualties
According to local residents, U.N. forces shot out electrical transformers in the neighborhood, and people were killed inside their homes...
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Haiti: Encyclopedia Ii - Haiti - History
Main article: History of Haiti
Haiti - 1804: Independence.
Freed blacks and mulattos joined with slaves under Pierre-Dominique Toussain...
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Communications In Haiti: Encyclopedia - Communications In Haiti
Ťeleco haitiTelephones - main lines in use: 115,000 (2005)
Télécommunications d'Haiti S.A.M. (Teleco), a 98%-government owned company,...
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Constitution Of Haiti: Encyclopedia - Constitution Of Haiti
This article on the Constitution of Haiti pertains mostly to the present-day Constitution of Haiti, which was promulgated under the short...
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2004 Haiti Rebellion: Encyclopedia - 2004 Haiti Rebellion
Date & Place of Origin
Thursday, February 5, 2004
Gonaïves, Haiti
Date & Place of Conclusion
Sunday, February 29, 2004
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2005 July 6 United Nations Assault On Cité Soleil, Haiti: Encyclopedia - 2005 July 6 United Nations Assault On Cité Soleil, Haiti
Before dawn 6 July 2005, more than 300 heavily-armed United Nations peacekeeping troops in Haiti carried out a major military operation i...
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United States Occupation Of Haiti 1915-1934: Encyclopedia - United States Occupation Of Haiti 1915-1934
The United States occupation of Haiti began on July 28, 1915 and ended in mid-August, 1934.
A popular uprising against Haitian dictator J...
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2005 July 6 United Nations Assault On Cité Soleil Haiti: Encyclopedia - 2005 July 6 United Nations Assault On Cité Soleil Haiti
Before dawn 6 July 2005, more than 300 heavily-armed United Nations peacekeeping troops in Haiti carried out a major military operation i...
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Boniface Alexandre: Encyclopedia - Boniface Alexandre
Boniface Alexandre (b. 1936) is currently the acting president of Haiti. Following the coup d'état removing President Jean-Bertrand Aris...
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Mulatto: Encyclopedia - Mulatto
Mulato is a term of Spanish or Portuguese origin describing the offspring of African and European ancestry. The forms "mulatto/mulato" ar...
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Département: Encyclopedia - Département
Département ("department") is the name given to an administrative district of France and several other French-speaking countries.
See a...
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Azaka-tonnerre: Encyclopedia - Azaka-tonnerre
In Vodun, and especially in Haiti, Azaka-Tonnerre (also Azaca) is the loa of agriculture and thunder.
Categories: Agricultural gods | Thu...
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Citadelle: Encyclopedia - Citadelle
Citadelle may mean:
The Citadelle of Quebec in in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
The Citadelle Laferrière in northen Haiti.
A French ...
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Agwé: Encyclopedia - Agwé
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 sail...
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.ht: Encyclopedia - .ht
.ht is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Haiti.
Other related archivesHaiti, Internet, ccTLD, country code, top-le...
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Creole Pig: Encyclopedia - Creole Pig
The Creole Pig was a breed of pig indigenous to the Caribbean nation of Haiti. Creole pigs were well adapted to the rugged terrain and sp...
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History Of Haiti: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Haiti - Haiti In The 21st Century
History of Haiti - 2000: The electoral crisis.
Following several delays, the first round of elections for local councils, municipal gov...
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Economy Of Haiti: Encyclopedia Ii - Economy Of Haiti - Economic Overview
Since the demise of the Duvalier dictatorship in 1986, international economists have urged Haiti to reform and modernize its economy. Und...
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History Of Haiti: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Haiti - Haiti In The 19th Century
History of Haiti - Early Independence.
The indigenous army, now led by Dessalines, defeated Charles Leclerc and the yellow fever-ravage...
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History Of Haiti: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Haiti - Haiti In The 16th Century
History of Haiti - Native extinction and colonial rule.
Haiti's indigenous Arawak (or Taíno) population suffered near-extinction in th...
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History Of Haiti: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Haiti - Haiti In The 20th Century
History of Haiti - 1915-1934: U.S. Occupation.
The United States military occupation of July 28, 1915, followed the mob execution of Ha...
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History Of Haiti: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Haiti - Haiti In The 17th And 18th Centuries
History of Haiti - French colonization.
This collapse of the original population led to an eventual repopulation with African slaves to...
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Economy Of Haiti: Encyclopedia Ii - Economy Of Haiti - Agriculture
Agriculture occupies the dominate position in Haiti's economy. However, migration to the cities has changed much of this since the 1950s....
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Economy Of Haiti: Encyclopedia Ii - Economy Of Haiti - Labor Force
The labor force, as of 1995, was estimated at 3.6 million, but with a shortage of skilled labor.
Finding unemployment statistics from Hai...
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Front For The Advancement And Progress Of Haiti: Encyclopedia Ii - Front For The Advancement And Progress Of Haiti - U.s. Involvement In Haiti
During the 1992 U.S. presidential campaign, candidate Bill Clinton had promised to restore democracy to Haiti if elected. Inaugurated in ...
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Faustin I Of Haiti: Encyclopedia Ii - Faustin I Of Haiti - The Empire
At first Faustin seemed to fill the role of puppet well. He retained the cabinet level ministers of the former president, and continued t...
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Culture Of Haiti: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Haiti - Prostestant Churches
Protestant churches of numerical strength are Assemblées de Dieu, the Convention Baptiste d'Haiti, the Seventh-Day Adventists, the Churc...
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2004 Haiti Rebellion: Encyclopedia Ii - 2004 Haiti Rebellion - Timeline
Beginning in Gonaïves with the capture of that city's police station on February 5, the rebellion quickly spread to the nearby port city...
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Economy Of Haiti: Encyclopedia Ii - Economy Of Haiti - U.s. Economic And Development Assistance
Political insecurity and the failure of Haiti's governments to invest in developing the country's natural and human resources attribute s...
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2004 Haiti Rebellion: Encyclopedia Ii - 2004 Haiti Rebellion - Timeline
Beginning in Gonaïves with the capture of that city's police station on February 5, the rebellion quickly spread to the nearby port city...
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Haiti At The 2004 Summer Olympics: Encyclopedia Ii - Haiti At The 2004 Summer Olympics - Results By Event
Haiti at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Athletics.
Men's 110 metre hurdles:
Dudley Dorival - Semifinal, 13.39 s (did not advance)
Women's...
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2004 Haiti Rebellion: Encyclopedia Ii - 2004 Haiti Rebellion - Aftermath
Following the departure of Aristide, the rebels entered Port-au-Prince, declaring their intent to protect Alexandre and the people from p...
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2004 Haiti Rebellion: Encyclopedia Ii - 2004 Haiti Rebellion - Aftermath
Following the departure of Aristide, the rebels entered Port-au-Prince, declaring their intent to protect Alexandre and the people from p...
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2004 Haiti Rebellion: Encyclopedia Ii - 2004 Haiti Rebellion - Claims Of Rebels
The rebellion began with the capture of the country's fourth-largest city, Gonaïves, on February 5, 2004, by a rebel group calling itsel...
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2004 Haiti Rebellion: Encyclopedia Ii - 2004 Haiti Rebellion - Claims Of Rebels
The rebellion began with the capture of the country's fourth-largest city, Gonaïves, on February 5, 2004, by a rebel group calling itsel...
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2004 Haiti Rebellion: Encyclopedia Ii - 2004 Haiti Rebellion - Claims Of Aristide And His Supporters
Many of Aristide's supporters, as well as progressive and independent observers worldwide, denounced the rebellion as a foreign controlle...
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2004 Haiti Rebellion: Encyclopedia Ii - 2004 Haiti Rebellion - Controversy Over Aristide's Election In 2000
Supporters of Aristide claim that his election to a second term on November 26, 2000 was "free and fair" and cite the verdicts of observe...
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2004 Haiti Rebellion: Encyclopedia Ii - 2004 Haiti Rebellion - Controversy Over Aristide's Election In 2000
Supporters of Aristide claim that his election to a second term on November 26, 2000 was "free and fair" and cite the verdicts of observe...
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2004 Haiti Rebellion: Encyclopedia Ii - 2004 Haiti Rebellion - Aristide Claims Foreign Controlled Coup D'état
Many of Aristide's supporters, as well as progressive and independent observers worldwide, denounced the rebellion as a foreign controlle...
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2005 July 6 United Nations Assault On Cité Soleil Haiti: Encyclopedia Ii - 2005 July 6 United Nations Assault On Cité Soleil Haiti - Casualties
According to local residents, U.N. forces shot out electrical transformers in the neighborhood, and people were killed inside their homes...
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2005 July 6 United Nations Assault On Cité Soleil Haiti: Encyclopedia Ii - 2005 July 6 United Nations Assault On Cité Soleil Haiti - Background
In the recent past, independent human rights organizations have accused MINUSTAH (the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti) and ...
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2005 July 6 United Nations Assault On Cité Soleil Haiti: Encyclopedia Ii - 2005 July 6 United Nations Assault On Cité Soleil Haiti - The Assault
According to accounts from community members and journalists, U.N. and Haitian police forces surrounded two neighborhoods within Cité So...
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Boniface Alexandre: Encyclopedia Ii - Boniface Alexandre - Acting Presidency
Boniface Alexandre assumed the presidency of Haiti a few hours after the removal and exile of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, who left ...
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2005 July 6 United Nations Assault On Cité Soleil Haiti: Encyclopedia Ii - 2005 July 6 United Nations Assault On Cité Soleil Haiti - International Outcry
On July 21st, two weeks later, demonstrations were organized in fifteen cities in Brazil, Canada, France, and the United States condemnin...
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Kompa: Encyclopedia Ii - Kompa - Kompa Artists
Kompa - Leading kompa artists.
Coupé Cloué
Zin
Sweet Micky
T-Vice
Carimi
Djakout Mizik
Kompa Kreyol
Dega
Nu-Look
Zenglen
Krezi Mizik...
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2005 July 6 United Nations Assault On Cité Soleil Haiti: Encyclopedia Ii - 2005 July 6 United Nations Assault On Cité Soleil Haiti - U.n. Response
U.N. military commander, Lieutenant General Augusto Heleno claimed that the operation was a success. Heleno claims that the victims were ...
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Jean-bertrand Aristide: Encyclopedia Ii - Jean-bertrand Aristide - Departure From Haiti
In the early morning of February 29, 2004, after being harshly condemned by the governments of France and the United States, Aristide fle...
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2004 Haiti Rebellion: Encyclopedia Ii - 2004 Haiti Rebellion - Controversy Over Aristide's Departure
In line with the assertions that the rebellion was a foreign controlled coup d'etat, Aristide has repeatedly claimed that he was kidnappe...
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2004 Haiti Rebellion: Encyclopedia Ii - 2004 Haiti Rebellion - Controversy Over Aristide's Departure
In line with the assertions that the rebellion was a foreign controlled coup d'etat, Aristide has repeatedly claimed that he was kidnappe...
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Hurricane Hazel: Encyclopedia Ii - Hurricane Hazel - Impact
Hurricane Hazel - Haiti.
Hazel's death toll in Haiti was estimated as high as 1,000 people. It also destroyed several towns, as well as...
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Hurricane Gordon 1994: Encyclopedia Ii - Hurricane Gordon 1994 - Impact
Although Gordon was a tropical storm for most of its existence, it caused enormous damage and loss of life. The United Nations estimated ...
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Mulatto: Encyclopedia Ii - Mulatto - United States And Puerto Rico
In the United States, "mulatto" was also used as a term for those of mixed white and Native American ancestry during the early census yea...
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Mulatto: Encyclopedia Ii - Mulatto - Etymology
The origin of the term is often said to derive from "mula", the Portuguese and Spanish word for mule, once a generic designation name for...
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Jean-bertrand Aristide: Encyclopedia Ii - Jean-bertrand Aristide - Education And Church Career
Aristide was born in Port-Salut, Haiti. He was educated at schools in Port-au-Prince and at the College Notre Dame, graduating in 1974. H...
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Jean-bertrand Aristide: Encyclopedia Ii - Jean-bertrand Aristide - Education And Church Career
Aristide was born in Port-Salut, Haiti. He was educated at Salesians schools in Port-au-Prince and at the College Notre Dame, graduating ...
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Mulatto: Encyclopedia Ii - Mulatto - Hispanic America And Brazil
In Latin America, mulattos officially made up the majority of the population in the Dominican Republic1 (73%) (based on a 1960 census tha...
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Mulatto: Encyclopedia Ii - Mulatto - Muwallad Vs. Mula
Muwallad referred to children of Brown Arabs and Black African mothers. Some of these children who were actually mulatto and who were usu...
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Mulatto: Encyclopedia Ii - Mulatto - Hispanic America And Brazil
In Latin America, mulattos officially made up the majority of the population in the Dominican Republic1 (73%) (based on a 1960 census tha...
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Jean-bertrand Aristide: Encyclopedia Ii - Jean-bertrand Aristide - First Presidency And Coup
Following the violence at the abortive national elections of 1987, the 1990 polls were approached with caution. Aristide announced his ca...
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Hurricane Jeanne: Encyclopedia Ii - Hurricane Jeanne - Storm History
Tropical Depression Eleven formed from a tropical wave 70 miles (110 km) east-southeast of Guadeloupe in the evening of September 13, and...
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Mulatto: Encyclopedia Ii - Mulatto - Etymology
The origin of the term is often said to derive from "mula", the Spanish word for mule, once a generic designation name for any hybrid. Th...
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Mulatto: Encyclopedia Ii - Mulatto - Muwallad Vs. Mula
Muwallad referred to children of Arabs and foreign mothers, such as the children between Arabs and black African slave women. Some of the...
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Yellow Fever: Encyclopedia Ii - Yellow Fever - History
The Yellow Fever has had several important roles in the history of the Americas and the Caribbean, and Guantánamo Bay in Cuba. English a...
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Hurricane Hazel: Encyclopedia Ii - Hurricane Hazel - Storm History
On the afternoon of October 5, hurricane hunter planes found the eye about 50 miles (80 km) east of the island of Grenada. On October 11,...
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Tropical Storm Alpha 2005: Encyclopedia Ii - Tropical Storm Alpha 2005 - Storm History
A tropical wave, which had started out from Africa about October 15, then reached the Windward Islands on October 19 and organized into a...
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Tropical Storm Alpha 2005: Encyclopedia Ii - Tropical Storm Alpha 2005 - Impact
Tropical Storm Alpha 2005 - Death toll.
A total of 42 people have been reported dead because of Tropical Storm Alpha [1], 26 of them th...
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Jean-bertrand Aristide: Encyclopedia Ii - Jean-bertrand Aristide - Second Presidency And Rebellion
In late 1996, Aristide broke from the OPL and created a new political party, the Fanmi Lavalas. The OPL, holding the majority in the Sén...
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Yellow Fever: Encyclopedia Ii - Yellow Fever - Treatment
There is no specific cure for the disease; therefore vaccination is important. Treatment is symptomatic and supportive only. Fluid replac...
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Hurricane Jeanne: Encyclopedia Ii - Hurricane Jeanne - Impact
Hurricane Jeanne - Puerto Rico.
The entire power grid of Puerto Rico was shut down by the government as the storm approached to prevent...
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Yellow Fever: Encyclopedia Ii - Yellow Fever - Research And Walter Reed
Walter Reed, M.D., (1851-1902) was an American Army surgeon who led the team which proved the theory first set forth in 1881 by the Cuban...
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Hurricane Gordon 1994: Encyclopedia Ii - Hurricane Gordon 1994 - Storm History
Gordon became a named storm just off the Nicaraguan coast on November 10 after hugging the coast of Nicaragua as a tropical depression. T...
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Tropical Storm Alpha 2005: Encyclopedia Ii - Tropical Storm Alpha 2005 - Trivia
Tropical Storm Alpha 2005 - Naming.
Tropical Storm Alpha 2005 - Records.
Alpha broke the 1933 season's record for most storms in a si...
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List Of Shipwrecks: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Shipwrecks - North America
List of shipwrecks - Bahamas.
List of shipwrecks - Bermuda.
Montana blockade runner sank in 1863
North Carolina wrecked of West End
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List Of Shipwrecks: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Shipwrecks - Asia
List of shipwrecks - Turkey.
Cape Gelidonya
Uluburun
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Haitian Revolution: Encyclopedia Ii - Haitian Revolution - Impacts
The Haitian revolution was influential in Slave rebellions in American British colonies.
In 2004 Haiti celebrated the bicentennial of its...
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List Of Shipwrecks: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Shipwrecks - Africa
List of shipwrecks - Algeria.
H.M.T. Rohna British troop carrier in WWII
List of shipwrecks - Egypt.
Artemise French frigate sunk ...
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List Of Shipwrecks: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Shipwrecks - Europe
List of shipwrecks - Denmark.
Alexander Nevski ran aground
U-20 ran aground
List of shipwrecks - Finland.
Vrouw Maria, a Dutch mer...
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List Of Shipwrecks: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Shipwrecks - Oceania
List of shipwrecks - Australia.
Aarhus Historic Shipwreck
HMAS Voyager sunk after collision - 82 killed
Cataraqui 400 lost wreck...
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List Of Ministers Of The Environment/sources: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Ministers Of The Environment/sources - H
List of ministers of the environment/Sources - Haiti.
PMs 1988-02-09/2004-03-13/ http://www.terra.es/personal2/monolith/haiti.htm as a...
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Hurricane Flora: Encyclopedia Ii - Hurricane Flora - Impact
The hurricane caused such great damage in Tobago that it changed the economy of the island from cash-crop agriculture towards tourism and...
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Military History Of New Zealand: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of New Zealand - The New Zealand Wars 1861-1864
Taranaki War Invasion of the Waikato
The New Zealand Wars were fought over disputed land being sold to the settling population, by the va...
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Military History Of New Zealand: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of New Zealand - Boer War 1899-1902
The Second Boer War resulted from the history of British encroachment into or involvement in areas already settled by Afrikaaners — who...
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Military History Of New Zealand: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of New Zealand - Korean War 1950-1953
New Zealand provided Royal New Zealand Navy ships, an artillery regiment and support elements during the conflict. Following the armistic...
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Military History Of New Zealand: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of New Zealand - Afghanistan 2001-current
Operation Enduring Freedom
In 2001, New Zealand took part in the Invasion of Afghanistan with SAS troops which were deployed in December ...
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Haiti: Encyclopedia Ii - Haiti - Departments
Main article: Departments of Haiti
Haiti is divided into ten departments (provinces):
Artibonite
Centre
Grand'Anse
Nippes
Nord
Nord-Est
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Haiti: Encyclopedia Ii - Haiti - Geography
Main article: Geography of Haiti
Haiti's terrain consists mainly of rugged mountains with small coastal plains and river valleys. The eas...
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Haiti: Encyclopedia Ii - Haiti - Economy
Main article: Economy of Haiti
Haiti remains the least-developed country in the Western Hemisphere and one of the poorest in the world. C...
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Haiti: Encyclopedia Ii - Haiti - Politics
Main article: Politics of Haiti
Haiti is a presidential republic with an elected president and National Assembly. However, some claim it ...
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Haiti: Encyclopedia Ii - Haiti - Demographics
Main article: Demographics of Haiti
Although Haiti averages about 270 people per square kilometer (699/mi²), its population is concentra...
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Haiti: Encyclopedia Ii - Haiti - Culture
Main articles: Culture of Haiti
A distinction should be made between Haitian Vodou and American (New Orleans) Voodoo. They are similar in...
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Haiti: Encyclopedia Ii - Haiti - Culture
Main articles: Culture of Haiti
A distinction should be made between Haitian Vodou and American (New Orleans) Voodoo. They are similar in...
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2005 July 6 United Nations Assault On Cité Soleil, Haiti: Encyclopedia Ii - 2005 July 6 United Nations Assault On Cité Soleil, Haiti - Background
In the recent past, independent human rights organizations have accused MINUSTAH (the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti) and ...
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2005 July 6 United Nations Assault On Cité Soleil, Haiti: Encyclopedia Ii - 2005 July 6 United Nations Assault On Cité Soleil, Haiti - The Assault
According to accounts from community members and journalists, U.N. and Haitian police forces surrounded two neighborhoods within Cité So...
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2005 July 6 United Nations Assault On Cité Soleil, Haiti: Encyclopedia Ii - 2005 July 6 United Nations Assault On Cité Soleil, Haiti - International Outcry
On July 21st, two weeks later, demonstrations were organized in fifteen cities in Brazil, Canada, France, and the United States condemnin...
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2005 July 6 United Nations Assault On Cité Soleil, Haiti: Encyclopedia Ii - 2005 July 6 United Nations Assault On Cité Soleil, Haiti - U.n. Response
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