Je pense que faire payer, sous la menace des canons, un peuple qui a gagné sa liberté et son indépendance par la force de l’espérance et par le sang, est une injustice incroyable, un crime sans précédent et surtout sans succession dans l’histoire de notre planète.
Father of Haitian Independence, January 1st, 1804.
Dessalines, Jean-Jacques (1758-1806), black leader and self-proclaimed emperor of Haiti (1804-1806).
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Papa Endepandans Ayiti, 1 Janvye 1804.
Jan Jak Desalin premye chèf Leta peyi d Ayiti te fèt nan Grann Rivyè di Nò jou ki te 2 fevriye 1758, epi li mouri nan Pon-Rouj jou ki te 17 Oktòb 1806. Pandan dire tan li te sou pouvwa a, li te proklame tèt li Anperè peyi d Ayiti.
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Pawòl Selèb : « koupe tèt, boule kay »
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Toussaint Louverture
" By overthrowing me, you have merely succeeded in cutting the trunk of Saint Domingue's Tree of Liberty: but it will grow again, for the roots are deep, and many. "
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" Nou ranvèse mwen, kidonk nou rive rache pyebwa libète moun nwè yo nan Sendomeng; men li gen pou li pouse ankò nan rasin li yo paske rasin sa yo fon nan tè epi yo anpil. "
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" En me renversant, on n'a abattu à Saint-Domingue que le tronc de l'arbre de la liberté des nègres; il repoussera par les racines, parce qu'elles sont profondes et nombreuses. "
“Haiti 1, Italy 0”
June 14, 2010
Tuesday is the anniversary of what may be the greatest day in the history of Haitian sports. On June 15, 1974, at the World Cup in Munich, in the 46th minute of the first game of its first appearance in the World Cup, Haiti scored a goal against Italy.
The Haitians ended up losing, 3 to 1, as expected. They lost the next two games and …
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“Storm season heightens Haiti's vulnerability”
6/14/2010
John Lantigua
The Associated Press
PETIONVILLE, Haiti -- Wilbert Lucien frowns when he looks up at the rain clouds. A lot of people here do that these days.
''It could be very bad if we get a hurricane here," he said. "Very bad."
Haitians have already seen the terrifying power of nature this year -- the Jan. 12 earthquake -- and …
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“Sowing the seeds of wealth in Haiti”
Sylvain Charlebois, Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, Financial Post · Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010
Haiti is a mess, a country with longstanding economic problems now devastated by a terrible natural disaster. Even prior to the earthquake, the country’s prospects were not encouraging. Haiti remains the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Most Haitians are unemployed, the vast majority depending on subsistence farming for their food. As government and …
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MONTREAL, Canada (CMC) — Canada has invited Jamaica and Haiti for talks on development and security on the periphery of this month's G8 meeting here.
In a statement, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said the two Caribbean Community (Caricom) countries would be among several African, Caribbean and …
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"Haiti's assist to U.S. soccer"
BY LAURENT DUBOIS
DURHAM -- Tomorrow the U.S. faces England in its first game of the World Cup. The two teams last battled over the Cup 60 years ago. In one of the greatest upsets in the history of the sport, the U.S. won 1-0, thanks to help from an unexpected place: Haiti.
The winning goal - a beautiful diving header - was scored by Joe Gaetjens, a Haitian man and onetime Columbia University student who lived and ...
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"How Foreign Aid Hurts Haitian Farmers"
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L'Artibonite, a Haitian town two hours north of Port-au-Prince, wasn't damaged in this year's earthquake. But the foreign aid that flowed into Haiti after the quake has been a blow to the area.
Most of the people in l'Artibonite earn their living by growing and selling rice, Haiti's staple food. But the influx of foreign food aid has meant that ...
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"What a Paradox! Haiti continues to import workers while its unemployment rate i
Jacques Dady Jean
UN is Sending 680 Troops to Provide Camp Security
The decision to send 680 troops to Haiti to provide camp security is an indication that the UN has no intention of building a better habitat for those left homeless following the January 12th earthquake that destroyed Haiti’s capital and ...
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"Haiti welcomes World Cup as trauma therapy"
Jane Sutton and Xavier Briand
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Soccer-mad Haitians are revving up to watch the World Cup on large-screen televisions at makeshift camps, their first collective therapy since the devastating January earthquake that killed up to ...
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“Haiti court convicts US missionary in orphan smuggling case”
Sarah Miley
A Haitian court on Monday convicted US missionary Laura Silsby of attempting to illegally smuggle 33 Haitian children to the US through the Dominican Republic in the wake of the January 12 earthquake. Silsby was found guilty of irregular travel and...
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Santo Domingo. – The Haitian lawyer Sarodj Bertin, 22, will compete in the Miss Universe Pageant after winning the contest in Haiti, which hadn’t staged it for …
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Yon Bit (Digit) se yon grenn karaktè nan sistèm nimerik la. Li kapab swa Desimal swa Binè. Kèlkeswa sistèm nan, depi li chita sou yon baz done ki pa kontinyèl li reprezante yon Digit. Yon òdinatè itilize ...
