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Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea , east of Cuba and Jamaica , and south of The Bahamas . It occupies the western three-eighths of the island which it shares with the Dominican Republic . Haiti is 27,750 km2 (10,714 sq mi), the third largest country in the Caribbean , and has an estimated population of 11.4 million,0 making it the most populous Caribbean country. The capital is Port-au-Prince .
Haiti is a founding member of the United Nations , Organization of American States (OAS), Association of Caribbean States , and the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie . In addition to CARICOM , it is a member of the International Monetary Fund , World Trade Organization , and Community of Latin American and Caribbean States . Historically poor and politically unstable, Haiti has the lowest Human Development Index in the Americas, as well as widespread slavery . (Full article... )
Nel Ust Wyclef Jean ( WHY -clef ; born October 17, 1969) is a Haitian rapper and musician. At the age of nine, Jean immigrated to the United States with his family. He first achieved fame as a founding member, co-producer and guitarist of the New Jersey hip hop trio The Fugees , alongside Lauryn Hill and Pras Michel . The group released the albums Blunted on Reality (1994) and The Score (1996), the latter becoming one of the best-selling albums of all time . Jean would follow this with the release of his first solo studio album, Wyclef Jean Presents The Carnival (1997), which contains the top ten hit "Gone till November ".
In 1997, Jean was featured on
Destiny Child 's breakout single "
No, No, No ". Afterwards, he co-wrote the 1999 singles "
My Love Is Your Love " (for
Whitney Houston ) and "
Maria Maria " (for
Santana ). His second solo album
The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book (2000), included the song "
911 " (featuring
Mary J. Blige ), and was certified
platinum by the
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). His third album
Masquerade (2002), peaked within the top ten on the
Billboard 200 chart. In 2006, he was featured on the US
Billboard Hot 100 number one single "
Hips Don't Lie " by
Shakira . His sixth studio album
Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant (2007), spawned the single "
Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill) " (featuring
Akon ,
Niia &
Lil Wayne )". Jean performed his single "
Dar um Jeito (We Will Find a Way) ", at the closing ceremony for the
2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. (
Full article... )
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...that in 2004, Hurricane Jeanne hit the coastal city of Gonaïves , where it affected about 80,000 of the city's 100,000 residents. Official reports counted 3,006 people dead, with 2,826 of those in Gonaïves alone.
...that Gens de couleur were Free people of color in French colonial Haiti. The Gens de couleur could own plantations, and often owned large numbers of slaves themselves.
...that former President of Haiti Jean-Claude Duvalier , also known as "Baby Doc" was exiled to France after his disposition in 1986. He lost most of his wealth due to his divorce from his wife Michèle, But died October 4, 2014, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti due to a heart attack at the age of 63.
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Image 1 "Revenge taken by the Black Army for the Cruelties practiced on them by the French", by
Marcus Rainsford , 1805 (from
History of Haiti )
Image 2 U.S. Marines patrol the streets of Port-au-Prince on 9 March 2004 (from
History of Haiti )
Image 3 Battle for Santo Domingo , by
January Suchodolski (1845) (from
History of Haiti )
Image 4 Citadelle Laferrière , built by
Henri Christophe , is the largest
fortress in the Americas. (from
History of Haiti )
Image 5 The National Palace burned down during the revolt against Salnave in 1868 (from
History of Haiti )
Image 8 Bread market in St. Michel, 1928–1929 (from
History of Haiti )
Image 9 2004 Haiti flood (from
Environment of Haiti )
Image 12 Flamingo tongue on a purple
sea fan from
Arcadin Islands , Haiti. This sea snail is found living on various species of
soft corals and
sea fans . (from
Environment of Haiti )
Image 13 The
battle of Santo Domingo (1806) painted by Nicholas Pocock in 1808 (from
History of Haiti )
Image 14 The Kingdom of Haiti in the North and the Republic of Haiti in the South (from
History of Haiti )
Image 18 Engraving of
Cap-Français in 1728 (from
History of Haiti )
Image 19 "The Mode of exterminating the Black Army, as practiced by the French", by
Marcus Rainsford , 1805 (from
History of Haiti )
Image 20 As the unofficial leader of the revolution,
Toussaint L'Ouverture is considered the father of Haiti. (from
History of Haiti )
Image 21 United States Marines and a Haitian guide patrolling the jungle in 1915 during the Battle of Fort Dipitie (from
History of Haiti )
Image 22 Haitian Folk Singer
Manno Charlemagne (from
Culture of Haiti )
Image 23 Leclerc's veterans
storm Ravine-a-Couleuvre (Snake Gully) in 1802. (from
History of Haiti )
Image 24 "Burning of the Plaine du Cap – Massacre of whites by the blacks". On 22 August 1791, slaves set fire to plantations, torched cities, and massacred the white population. (from
History of Haiti )
Image 25 Christopher Columbus landing on the island of
Hispaniola in 1492. (from
History of Haiti )
Image 26 Port-au-Prince and surroundings at the start of the 19th century (from
History of Haiti )
Image 27 U.S. troops seizing Port-au-Prince airfield, September 1994 (from
History of Haiti )
Image 28 The ruins of the
Sans-Souci Palace , severely damaged in the 1842 earthquake and never rebuilt (from
History of Haiti )
Image 29 Jean-Claude and Michèle Duvalier en route to the airport to flee the country, 7 February 1986 (from
History of Haiti )
Image 30 Provisional President Boniface Alexandre (2004–2006) led the intervention of the
UN peacekeeping force in Haiti in 2004 (from
History of Haiti )
Image 31 American Marines in 1915 defending the entrance gate in Cap-Haïten (from
History of Haiti )
Image 32 U.S. Coast Guard intercepting Haitian refugees, 1998 (from
History of Haiti )
Image 33 Bishop's House in
Cap-Haitien , 1907 (from
History of Haiti )
Image 34 The coronation of
Faustin I of Haiti in 1849 (from
History of Haiti )
Image 35 Large portions of the
National Palace collapsed (from
History of Haiti )
Image 37 Kanaval in Jacmel Haiti 2014 03 (from
Culture of Haiti )
Image 38 Swearing-in ceremony of Haitian Diaspora GwètòDe (Clergy in Vodou) (from
Culture of Haiti )
Image 40 Fishing village in Haiti, 1996 (from
History of Haiti )
Image 41 Staff of the German legation and the Hamburg-Amerika Line agency at Port-au-Prince, Haiti in 1900. The agency was involved in the staffing and management of the legation. German nationals were comparatively numerous in Haiti and heavily involved in the Haitian economy until World War I. (from
History of Haiti )
Image 42 Marine's base at Cap-Haïtien (from
History of Haiti )
Image 43 A
sugar mill in Haiti (
L'Homme et la Terre by
Élisée Reclus , 1830–1905) (from
History of Haiti )
Image 46 Market street in Port-au-Prince, 1996 (from
History of Haiti )
Image 49 The French army led by Le Clerc lands in
Cap Français (1802) (from
History of Haiti )
Image 51 President Jean-Bertrand Aristide returns triumphantly to the National Palace at Port-au-Prince, Haiti in 1994 (from
History of Haiti )
Image 52 Opening of the mausoleum of Pétion and Dessalines in 1926 (from
History of Haiti )
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