Tag: Aristide, Jean-Bertrand

Gangs Advance on the Seat of Haitian Government Power: ‘Haitians Are Hostages’

Gangs are increasing their chokehold on Haiti’s capital, using bulldozers to raze entire neighborhoods, overwhelming poorly armed police…

Aristide Demanded French Pay Reparations to Haiti. He Ended Up in Exile.

A Painful ReckoningHaiti’s payments to its former slave masters added up for generations, costing its economy billions of…

How Much Haiti’s Freedom Cost: Takeaways From a Times Series

The U.S. Treated Haiti Like a Cash RegisterWhen the American military invaded Haiti in the summer of 1915,…