World Region Information --- Haiti Information
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It lies east of Cuba and Jamaica, south of the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island it shares with the Dominican Republic.
Approximately 28,000 km2
Cap-Haitien(530,000), Carrefour(440,000), Delmas(380,000), etc.
Approximately 11.12 million people
95% Black, Other
French, Haitian Creole
87% Christian
- Cathedrale Notre Dame de Cap Haitien
It has a unique and rich mix of traditional French and African customs, Spanish and indigenous cultures.
- Labadee
- Musee du Pantheon national haitien
- Cadras Beach
- Musee Ogier Fombrum
- Monument des Heros de Vertieres
More than 80% of elementary schools are privately managed. The literacy rate is about 60%.
- Universite d'Etat d'Haiti
- Universite Quisqueya
- Universite Royale d'Haiti
- Universite Notre Dame d'Haiti
- Universite Chretienne du Nord d'Haiti
- Universite INUKA
- Bibliotheque Nationale d'Haiti
1801 Former black slave guerilla leader Toussaint Louverture conquers Haiti. Abolishes slavery and proclaims governor of all of Hispaniola
1802 French forces suppress Haiti. Toussaint Louverture was captured by a French counterfeit and died in prison. Rebellion occurs when it becomes clear that France is trying to revive slavery
1803 British naval blockade. French withdrawal
1804 Haiti independence. Jean-Jacques Dessalines declares himself emperor
1806 Assassination of Dessaline. Haiti divided into black-dominated north (Haiti nation) and mulatto-dominated south (Haiti republic)
1818-43 Jean-Pierre Boyer reunites Haiti. Although the eastern part declared independence, it was suppressed after a civil war. dictatorship. Agree to pay huge reparations under pressure from France
1843 Boyer exiled due to rebellion. Anarchy. East declares independence as Dominican Republic
1849-59 After General Faustin-Eli Suruk became president, he declared an empire and established the Haiti Empire.
1859 Empire collapse. Restoration of the republic. pressure of the great powers. civil war. national division
1915-34 U.S. military occupation on the pretext of debt repayment
1934 U.S. forces withdrew but continued financial control until 1947
1956 Military coup by Francois Duvalier
1957 Francois Duvalier inaugurated as president
1964 Francois Duvalier declared president for life
1971 Francois Duvalier dies, 19-year-old son Jean-Claude Duvalier becomes president
1986 ilitary coup due to financial collapse. Jean-Claude Duvalier leaves Haiti
1987 Promulgation of new constitution
1988 Leslie Manigat becomes president but is deposed in a military coup
1990 Haiti's first democratic election wins Aristide president
1991 Aristide becomes president. military coup. Aristide goes into exile
1994 US military invasion. Military government relinquishes power. Under U.S. Supervision, Aristide Returns to the Presidency
1995 United Nations peacekeeping forces stationed to replace U.S. forces
1996 Inauguration of President Rene Preval
1997-99 deep political impasse
2001 Inaugurated as President Aristide (second non-consecutive term). attempted coup
2003 Recognition of voodoo as a "religion"
2004 Celebrations commemorating the 200th anniversary of independence escalate into rebellion. President Aristide defected. provisional government. More than 2,000 people died in flooding. Security operations by U.S. forces, then UN peacekeepers
2005 Damage caused by Hurricane Dennis
2006 Rene Preval inaugurated as President (second non-consecutive term)
2007 Gang mop-up operations in the capital's slums by UN forces
2008 Riots due to lack of food. Food aid from the United States, etc. Nearly 800 killed in hurricane
2010 An earthquake of magnitude 7 hits the capital and its surroundings, killing about 300,000 people. About 3,500 people died in the cholera outbreak. Presidential elections and violent protests
2011 Cholera death toll nears 6,000
2012 Severe damage caused by Hurricane Sandy. Cholera epidemic worsens
2014 Anti-Government Protests Intensify
2016 severely damaged by Hurricane Matthew
2017 Jobnel Moyes sworn in as president
2019 At least four killed in anti-corruption protests
2021 Jobnel Moyes assassinated, more than 1,000 killed in magnitude 7.2 earthquake
It is a semi-presidential republic with a multi-party system. The head of state is the president and the head of government is the prime minister. The parliament is bicameral.
- Palais National d'Haiti
- parlement Haitien
- Haiti Cour de cassation
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Known as a resort town, it is one of the poorest countries in the Americas with poverty, political instability, corruption, lack of healthcare and lack of education.
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