Submitted by Gracchus (not verified) on Tue, 08/14/2007 - 14:14.
What you said is half true.
Haiti got his independence through fights, defeating the strongest army of that time, the French's Napoleon Bonaparte army. But to keep this independence, with the threat of the return of Bonaparte's army, to claim "their territory", the Haitian government at that time negotiated with the French government to pay indemnity $$ to the former slaves owners;some say that was a smart move, it protects our independence and others see it as treason, we got it through fights, we could keep it through fights.
But in regard to whether or not the Haitian government is still paying that indemnity to this day, No! that had stopped long time ago.
Aristide, with a salt of demagoguery, tried during his last presidency to have the French government to pay back that money that we have paid long time ago. Many say, for this reason, the French government supported, orchestrated his overthrow in 2004.
condition for Haiti's independence
What you said is half true.
Haiti got his independence through fights, defeating the strongest army of that time, the French's Napoleon Bonaparte army. But to keep this independence, with the threat of the return of Bonaparte's army, to claim "their territory", the Haitian government at that time negotiated with the French government to pay indemnity $$ to the former slaves owners;some say that was a smart move, it protects our independence and others see it as treason, we got it through fights, we could keep it through fights.
But in regard to whether or not the Haitian government is still paying that indemnity to this day, No! that had stopped long time ago.
Aristide, with a salt of demagoguery, tried during his last presidency to have the French government to pay back that money that we have paid long time ago. Many say, for this reason, the French government supported, orchestrated his overthrow in 2004.
Thanks.
Gracchus.