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The History of Haiti ( Timeline ) 1492 - 2008

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1492 1500`s 1697 Christopher Columbus claimed the island for Spain. He established the first Spanish settlement in the Americans. Indians had all died out from disease. France gained control of the western third of Hispaniola.

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17911802 1804 In 1791 Toussaint L`Ouverture, a soldier freed slaves from the French. 1802 the French sent there troops to get the slaves back. One of the former slaves fought to restore the Indian name of Haiti, he declared independence from French. 1844 Jean Pierre Boyer, who ruled until he die.

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1900`s 191519341957 The country was disorganized and went Bankrupt. The United States sent marines to Haiti. U.S. military stayed there until 1934. Education,finances,sa nitation, etc. were improved. Francois Duvalier was elected president and used violence of Haiti for life.

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19641971 1986 1987 A new constitution made Duvalier become president for life. Several unsuccessful attempts made to overthrow him. Haiti was free from torture after the president fled the country from the protesters. New constitution approved, but the election for president was canceled.

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19881990 1991 1994 New elections were held in 1988, Leslie Manigat. Jean-Bertrand Aristide, a Catholic priest, was elected president. Aristide, was ousted by the army. The threat of the invasion forced the military to back down.

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19881990 1991 1994 New elections were held in 1988, Leslie Manigat.

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20002004 2006 2008 Elections finally came back, to vote for president. A rebel army sought to oust Aristide. He resigned on February 29 calming that the united states force him out. His work was complicated by rising food prices starting riot`s among the poor.

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Earthquakes *In 2010, in earthquake hit Haiti leaving 300,000 injured; 316,000 people died, and left 1,000,000 people homeless. * This put even greater stress on the people of Haiti

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Hurricanes 2008: Four storms--Fay, Gustav, Hanna, and Ike--dumped heavy rains on the impoverished nation. Haiti suffered 793 killed, with 310 missing and another 593 injured. The hurricanes destroyed 22,702 homes and damaged another 84,625. About 800,000 people were affected--8% of Haiti's total population. The flood wiped out 70% of Haiti's crops, resulting in dozens of deaths of children due to malnutrition in the months following the storms. Damage was estimated at over $1 billion, the costliest natural disaster in Haitian history.

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