Haiti History, Present and Future On 12th January 2010, at 1653hrs local time, Haiti was rocked by

On January twelfth 2010, a deadly earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 hit the coast of Port au prince, Haiti for 35 seconds, killing around 200,000 and leaving approximately to 1.5 million of the population homeless including kids who became orphans and vice versa in a matter of less than a minute. Before the earthquake, the way of life was not as bad as portrayed back at home, most of the news broadcasted in the mainstream media were exaggerated news, negative light and unfair tales to make Haiti look inferior.

1492 - Christopher Columbus accidentally lands on present day Haiti and Dominican Republic and conquers the island for Spain,naming the island Hispaniola. 1697 - Spain gives the western part of Hispaniola to France, and the French name it Ayiti. 1801 - Toussaint Louverture (a former slave) becomes the self- proclaimed leader of Haiti and ends slavery 1804 - Haiti becomes independent from France and Jean-Jacques Dessalines declares himself emperor. 1806 - Dessalines is murdered and Haiti is split into a black north and mulatto south 1818-43 - Pierre Boyer unifies the north and south of Haiti, but excludes blacks from power. 1915 - US invades and "monitors" Haiti 1934 - US removes troops, but holds fiscal control for 13 more years 1956

In this article the author claims that the fact that the European and the USA refused to recognized Haitian governments after the declaration of its independence, strengthened the political regime of President Jean-Pierre Boyer, which provoked the rise of a whole nation. During the Haitian Revolution, Haiti became a place of destination for many West Indian slaves that were trying to escape. By guaranteeing to these fugitive a certain protection President Boyer was indirectly punishing the British for not formally recognizing the Republic’s

The Haitian Revolution produced the second independent nation after the United States of America became independent in the early 1780’s. The political leaders, countless of them who owned slaves, reacted to the appearance of Haiti as a nation created out of a slave rebellion with uncertainty, at times supplying assistance to control and put down the rebellion, and later on in the revolution, giving support to the French forces. Proper to these changes in plans and internal concerns, the United States of America would not formally accept the Haitian independence until the year 1862. Since the revolutionaries clearly asserted independence as their topmost ideal, slavery was enclosed to come into dispute during the French Revolution. Even

In the document titled “Rulers of Haiti, a list of each ruler from Emperor Jacques I to President Joseph Louis Borno, Haiti underwent frequent regime change. In a 30-year period (1858-1888), six out of eight Haitian presidents left office under the note “deposed by revolution.” Americans deemed political instability and violence consistent with uncivilized cultures. Consequently, Americans thought that Haitians lacked the capability of self-government, which permitted and justified a US invasion and occupation. Occupation became necessary as what Plummer referred to a “logical consequence” to Haiti’s turbulent political climate. Even Blacks welcomed the occupation for they could not longer abide and watch Haiti become an “embarrassment, and irritation” on the historical nature of Haiti’s existence: the only Black governed republic. However, this sentiment amongst Blacks did not last. Once they became excluded from political actions regarding Haiti, they began setting the foundations for opposition to the

In order to understand Haiti we must first put ourselves in their shoes. At one stage or another, every man, woman, or child will be faced with at least one issue that is now happening in Haiti. The issues involving Haiti has been a popular topic for the past two years. Since January twelfth two-thousand and ten. There are many factors which influenced the development of Haiti. Many people have abandoned Haiti over the past years. They have also given up hope for Haiti. Haiti is heralded by economic issues both political and social, foreign issues, military issues (minustah), presidential issues, and the recent earthquake. I plan to explain each of these factors in detail and give

This text, “Constitution of Haiti,” is an excerpt from “Milestone Excerpts in World History,” published by Schlager Group Inc., that provides a detailed account of the history of Haiti during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. It focuses on the period of the Haitian Revolution and the establishment of the 1801 Constitution of Haiti under the leadership of Toussaint-Louvre. It describes Haiti's social, political, and economic conditions at the time, including an entire timeline of the most significant events in Haiti's history, focusing on its revolution and independence with an analytical perspective. It delves into its system of slavery, the hierarchy of society, and the various factions and tensions within the colony. Its production

The Haitian revolution had tremendous repercussions in the social, political and economic arenas of the world, but especially for the relationship with the neighboring nation of the Dominican Republic. In order to understand the development of the Dominican-Haitian relationship after the Haitian revolution one must examine how the two colonies of Hispanola dealt with each other before it. Throughout history there has been constant stress between the interactions of these nations, yet there is no easy explanation for what has caused it. In effect, it has been an accumulation of events which has allowed for the present relationship to evolve.

Illness and disease along with poverty still plague Haiti today. The effort to try and recover from the most recent earthquake tragedy has Haitians concerned. The conditions that they have endured in the past just to survive are worse than the conditions brought on by the earthquake. Some Haitian natives feel the Government is moving a bit slow in cleaning up and getting

In terms of Germany as being one of the countries to battle for hegemony and imperialist domination over Haiti, this also made the United States unhappy with Germany’s endeavor and influence in Haiti so has a result they heightened their activity to discourage foreign influence. The United States also gained full control over Haitian finances since Haiti was always in depth to countries such as France, which also led them to the U.S. dominating over them. The U.S. also gained control over the rights to mediate in Haiti whenever the U.S. government saw it to be necessary. U.S. imperialism combined connections with the Haitian dominant classes and this formed a social platform that cemented the U.S. domination over Haiti. The Haitian dominant classes have played a major role in the domination of U.S. over Haiti and by this, Haitian states would become more dependent on imperialism and would freely defend imperialist interests with a developed catering sense.

The United States interest in Haiti, as mentioned above, began a huge increase in the first decade of the twentieth century. The extent of U. S. economic penetration was not as great as that of France and Germany, but by 1910 it controlled sixty percent of Haiti’s import industry. Unfortunately, the Haitian banking system did not follow this path and was, at this time, "perilously close to domination by European interests." (Langley, 1982, 70) In an effort to gain more control over Haitian economic affairs, the United States engaged in a battle with France and Germany over the Banque Nationale. Two banks from the U. S. attempted to obtain control of the bank but lost out to a German bank, which proceeded to ally itself

Unlike most of Latin America, Haiti’s main colonizing power was France, not Spain or Portugal, after France was given one-third of Hispaniola. To this day you can see the lasting effects of colonialism in Haiti especially in comparison to the Dominican Republic which shares the same island. While Haiti, formerly Saint Domingue under French control, was at one time the world’s wealthiest sugar and coffee producer, the tides have changed in terms of Haiti’s economy and it is now one of the worst off in terms of measurement of GDP per capita and income inequality. This change largely took place after the Haitian revolution, which transformed Haiti’s economy to a rural subsistence economy, instead of the capital-intensive plantation economy it had been. As other states, including neighboring DR, developed competitive commodity industries, Haiti never jumped on that export-led growth path and there was overall less investment making its way to Haiti in comparison to other states in the region. Also, Haiti was not a part of the “Golden Age” period of Latin America from 1950-1973. With a brief understanding of Haiti’s background, a more solid understanding of their economic performance, challenges, assets and current conditions can be developed further.

The Republic of Haiti has a unique and vibrant culture. It was once hailed as the "Pearl of the Antilles" for being the wealthiest colony in the world. This small Latin American island tells a story of slaves enduring resistance to the some of the most dominant forces abroad. In 1804, Haiti became the first free black republic and the second post-colonial country in the Americas. However, the days of being the wealthiest colony have since passed. Haiti is now considered to be the most impoverished country in the western hemisphere. The proud history of this country is overshadowed by alarming rates of poverty, violence, and inequality. This island nation’s government has been plagued with numerous military staged coups and misfortunes. I

Haiti is located between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It occupies one third of the Hispaniola Island, the other two thirds belong to its neighbor: the Dominican Republic. It measures 27, 750 sq km, just a little smaller than the state of Maryland. It is unfortunately located in a highly active hurricane area prone to storms and flooding between the months of June to October. Haiti is the poorest country of the western hemisphere. Political turmoil is part of the country’s history. Currently it counts with a democratically elected president, Michael Martelly, as Chief of State and a Prime Minister, Laurent Latmothe, as head of the government. A new president is elected every five years and the president cannot serve consecutive periods. The Prime Minister is appointed by the president and ratified by the National Assembly. The National Assembly is made up of 30 senators, elected by popular vote for six years terms and 99 deputies, also elected by popular vote, for four years terms; a little bit complex

Haiti was once the first black independent republic in the world and the richest island in the Caribbean. Today Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere and one of the poorest countries in the world. What could have happened to Haiti in almost two hundred years of history? The country experienced repeated civil war and foreign intervention. Haiti is not isolated from the international world. Thus, it was not out of concern for ordinary Haitians that the United States intervened in Haiti. It was out of concern for profit and stability within the United States' own backyard. The purpose of this paper is to show the negative aspect that the United States had played in the government of Haiti.