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Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of The Bahamas. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Haiti is the third largest country in the Caribbean, and with an estimated population of 11.4 million, is the most populous Caribbean country.0 The capital and largest city is Port-au-Prince. (Full article...)

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Posthumous 1813 painting of Louverture

François-Dominique Toussaint Louverture (French: [fʁɑ̃swa dɔminik tusɛ̃ luvɛʁtyʁ], English: /ˌluːvərˈtjʊər/) also known as Toussaint L'Ouverture or Toussaint Bréda (20 May 1743 – 7 April 1803), was a Haitian general and the most prominent leader of the Haitian Revolution. During his life, Louverture first fought and allied with Spanish forces against Saint-Domingue Royalists, then joined with Republican France, becoming Governor-General-for-life of Saint-Domingue, and lastly fought against Bonaparte's republican troops. As a revolutionary leader, Louverture displayed military and political acumen that helped transform the fledgling slave rebellion into a revolutionary movement. Along with Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Louverture is now known as one of the "Fathers of Haiti".

Toussaint Louverture was born as a slave in the French colony of Saint-Domingue, now known as Haiti. He was a devout Catholic, and was manumitted as an affranchi (ex-slave) before the French Revolution, identifying as a Creole for the greater part of his life. During his time as an affranchi, he became a salaried employee, an overseer of his former master's plantation, and later became a wealthy slave owner himself; Toussaint Louverture owned several coffee plantations at Petit Cormier, Grande Rivière, and Ennery. At the start of the Haitian revolution he was nearly 50 years old and began his military career as a lieutenant to Georges Biassou, an early leader of the 1791 War for Freedom in Saint-Domingue. Initially allied with the Spaniards of neighboring Santo Domingo, Louverture switched his allegiance to the French when the new Republican government abolished slavery. Louverture gradually established control over the whole island and used his political and military influence to gain dominance over his rivals. (Full article...)

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...that in 2004, Hurricane Jeanne hit the coastal city of Gonaïves, where it affected about 80,000 of the city's 100,000 residents. Official reports counted 3,006 people dead, with 2,826 of those in Gonaïves alone.
...that Gens de couleur were Free people of color in French colonial Haiti. The Gens de couleur could own plantations, and often owned large numbers of slaves themselves.
...that former President of Haiti Jean-Claude Duvalier, also known as "Baby Doc" was exiled to France after his disposition in 1986. He lost most of his wealth due to his divorce from his wife Michèle, But died October 4, 2014, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti due to a heart attack at the age of 63.

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The cross on Morne Jean, above Cap-Haïtien.

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Image 1François Duvalier in 1968 (from History of Haiti)
Image 2Flamingo tongue on a purple sea fan from Arcadin Islands, Haiti. This sea snail is found living on various species of soft corals and sea fans. (from Environment of Haiti)
Image 3Port-au-Prince and surroundings at the start of the 19th century (from History of Haiti)
Image 4As the unofficial leader of the revolution, Toussaint L'Ouverture is considered the father of Haiti. (from History of Haiti)
Image 5René Préval (from History of Haiti)
Image 6Bishop's House in Cap-Haitien, 1907 (from History of Haiti)
Image 7Charles Rivière-Hérard (from History of Haiti)
Image 8The ruins of the Sans-Souci Palace, severely damaged in the 1842 earthquake and never rebuilt (from History of Haiti)
Image 9Citadelle Laferrière, built by Henri Christophe, is the largest fortress in the Americas. (from History of Haiti)
Image 10"Revenge taken by the Black Army for the Cruelties practiced on them by the French", by Marcus Rainsford, 1805 (from History of Haiti)
Image 11U.S. troops seizing Port-au-Prince airfield, September 1994 (from History of Haiti)
Image 12Large portions of the National Palace collapsed (from History of Haiti)
Image 13Battle for Santo Domingo, by January Suchodolski (1845) (from History of Haiti)
Image 14Jean-Claude and Michèle Duvalier en route to the airport to flee the country, 7 February 1986 (from History of Haiti)
Image 15Marine's base at Cap-Haïtien (from History of Haiti)
Image 16United States Marines and a Haitian guide patrolling the jungle in 1915 during the Battle of Fort Dipitie (from History of Haiti)
Image 17Dumarsais Estimé (from History of Haiti)
Image 18"Burning of the Plaine du Cap – Massacre of whites by the blacks". On 22 August 1791, slaves set fire to plantations, torched cities, and massacred the white population. (from History of Haiti)
Image 192004 Haiti flood (from Environment of Haiti)
Image 20Jean-Pierre Boyer (from History of Haiti)
Image 21President Jean-Bertrand Aristide returns triumphantly to the National Palace at Port-au-Prince, Haiti in 1994 (from History of Haiti)
Image 22Christopher Columbus landing on the island of Hispaniola in 1492. (from History of Haiti)
Image 23Leclerc's veterans storm Ravine-a-Couleuvre (Snake Gully) in 1802. (from History of Haiti)
Image 24Paul Magloire (from History of Haiti)
Image 25Fishing village in Haiti, 1996 (from History of Haiti)
Image 26American Marines in 1915 defending the entrance gate in Cap-Haïten (from History of Haiti)
Image 27Michel Domingue (from History of Haiti)
Image 28Jovenel Moïse (from History of Haiti)
Image 29Kanaval in Jacmel Haiti 2014 03 (from Culture of Haiti)
Image 30U.S. Coast Guard intercepting Haitian refugees, 1998 (from History of Haiti)
Image 31The Kingdom of Haiti in the North and the Republic of Haiti in the South (from History of Haiti)
Image 32"The Mode of exterminating the Black Army, as practiced by the French", by Marcus Rainsford, 1805 (from History of Haiti)
Image 33Swearing-in ceremony of Haitian Diaspora GwètòDe (Clergy in Vodou) (from Culture of Haiti)
Image 34Lysius Salomon (from History of Haiti)
Image 35The French army led by Le Clerc lands in Cap Français (1802) (from History of Haiti)
Image 36U.S. Marines patrol the streets of Port-au-Prince on 9 March 2004 (from History of Haiti)
Image 37Staff of the German legation and the Hamburg-Amerika Line agency at Port-au-Prince, Haiti in 1900. The agency was involved in the staffing and management of the legation. German nationals were comparatively numerous in Haiti and heavily involved in the Haitian economy until World War I. (from History of Haiti)
Image 38The battle of Santo Domingo (1806) painted by Nicholas Pocock in 1808 (from History of Haiti)
Image 39Fabre Geffrard (from History of Haiti)
Image 40Market street in Port-au-Prince, 1996 (from History of Haiti)
Image 41The National Palace burned down during the revolt against Salnave in 1868 (from History of Haiti)
Image 42The coronation of Faustin I of Haiti in 1849 (from History of Haiti)
Image 43Jean-Jacques Dessalines (from History of Haiti)
Image 44Provisional President Boniface Alexandre (2004–2006) led the intervention of the UN peacekeeping force in Haiti in 2004 (from History of Haiti)
Image 45Élie Lescot (from History of Haiti)
Image 46Bread market in St. Michel, 1928–1929 (from History of Haiti)
Image 47A sugar mill in Haiti (L'Homme et la Terre by Élisée Reclus, 1830–1905) (from History of Haiti)
Image 48Engraving of Cap-Français in 1728 (from History of Haiti)
Image 49Opening of the mausoleum of Pétion and Dessalines in 1926 (from History of Haiti)
Image 50Sténio Vincent (from History of Haiti)
Image 51Haitian Folk Singer Manno Charlemagne (from Culture of Haiti)
Image 52Michel Martelly (from History of Haiti)

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