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U.S. Occupation of Haiti — Roosevelt and the date of leaving

Source: www2.webster.edu ROOSEVELT’S PLAN FOR LEAVING A very short overview of the central plans of Roosevelt and other U.S. Presidents From: ROOSEVELT’S GOOD NEIGHBOR POLICY By Edward O. Guerrant Albuquerque: The University of New Mexico Press, 1959 Pages 9-10 HAITI (1934) The United States intervened with armed force in Haiti in 1915 to restore order […]

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Haiti: Portrait of an Uprising – Political Aftershocks Continue Rocking the Country Five Years After the Earthquake

  Port-au-Prince’s hilltop slum of Fort National offers a perfect example of the irony, agony, and struggle that grip Haiti today. Its rocky moonscape is littered with piles of dirt, debris, and garb… Every week, another delegation of officials from North America or Europe arrives to bring their support to the embattled Martelly regime. At

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The Role of Elite Haitian and Latin American Lobbyist Organizations in Washington D.C.

NGO’s not-so-charitable: The Role of Elite Haitian and Latin American Lobbyist Organizations in Washington D.C. https://www.rt.com/usa/usa-ngo-haiti/ While thousands of non-governmental organizations have been set up to combat the problems in Haiti, some are said to be cashing-in on the country’s misfortune. The island is home to more NGOs per capita than any other country in

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