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Politics : The Trump Presidency

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To: combjelly who wrote (82168)7/9/2018 12:05:13 AM
From: bentway   of 359276
 
Haiti was f*cked by the French first. When they became independent, the French made them pay a tremendous amount to buy it.

In 1825, France, with warships at the ready, demanded Haiti compensate France for its loss of slaves and its slave colony. In exchange for French recognition of Haiti as a sovereign republic, France demanded payment of 150 million francs.

External debt of Haiti - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Then, they were screwed by Papa Doc and Baby Doc. Most recently by a massive earthquake. Haiti is truly a sorry place to have been born.
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