Haiti

[ hey-tee ]

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noun

a republic in the West Indies occupying the western part of the island of Hispaniola. 10,714 sq. mi. (27,750 sq. km). : Port-au-Prince. Formerly Hayti.
Also Hayti. a former name of Hispaniola.

Haiti

/ ˈheɪtɪ; hɑːˈiːtɪ /

noun

a republic occupying the W part of the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean, the E part consisting of the Dominican Republic: ceded by Spain to France in 1697 and became one of the richest colonial possessions in the world, with numerous plantations; slaves rebelled under Toussaint L'Ouverture in 1793 and defeated the French; taken over by the US (1915–41) after long political and economic chaos; under the authoritarian regimes of François Duvalier ('Papa Doc') (1957–71) and his son Jean-Claude Duvalier ('Baby Doc') (1971–86); returned to civilian rule in 1990, but another coup in 1991 brought military rule, which was ended in 1994 with US intervention. Official languages: French and Haitian creole. Religions: Roman Catholic and voodoo. Currency: gourde. Capital: Port-au-Prince. Pop: 9 893 934 (2013 est). Area: 27 749 sq km (10 714 sq miles)
a former name for Hispaniola

Haiti

Republic in the West Indies , on the western third of the island of Hispaniola, which it shares with the Dominican Republic . Its capital and largest city is Port-au-Prince.

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With its extremely low average income and literacy rate, Haiti is the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere .

In 1957, François (“Papa Doc”) Duvalier established a dictatorship ; at his death in 1971, he was succeeded by his son, Jean Claude (“Baby Doc”), who was finally overthrown in 1986. Since then the government has changed several times through military coups . In 1994, U.S. troops arrived in Haiti in an effort to restore democratic government, however, the political and economic future of Haiti remains uncertain.

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The administration also revoked another form of parole, for more than 500,000 people from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela who flew to the U.S. at their own expense.

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To clamp down those numbers, the Dominican Republic has deported more than 80,000 people to Haiti in the first three months of this year, according to AFP news agency.

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At least 6,300 immigrants from Venezuela, Haiti, Nicaragua and Cuba who were lawfully assigned Social Security numbers were moved to the agency’s “master death list” last week at the request of immigration authorities.

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The debt, which was not paid off until 1947, contributed to Haiti becoming one of the poorest and most unstable countries in the Americas.

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The assault rifles and pistols arrived in Haiti stashed in two cardboard boxes, nestled among packages of food and clothes, on a cargo ship stacked with rust-red shipping containers.

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