Haiti independence was proclaimed on this day in history

by Junior-BN-0 Posted 2012/01/02 01:31:04

Related Topics: Haiti, This Day In History, Independence, Saint

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Two months after his defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte's
colonial forces, Jean-Jacques Dessalines proclaims the independence of
Saint-Domingue, renaming it Haiti after its original Arawak name.

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Matt 2012/01/02 05:07:42

I love history

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In retrospect, maybe independence wasn't such a good idea. That country just doesn't seem to be doing all that well.
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redhorse29 2012/01/02 09:09:04

Thanks for the info

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But I really don't care.

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ScoutLdr 2012/01/02 07:02:13

I love history

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I love history, thanks for the info.

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JohnFitzgeral12 2012/01/02 05:53:15

Thanks for the info

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But they hardly seem to be independent.

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Matt 2012/01/02 05:07:42

I love history

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In retrospect, maybe independence wasn't such a good idea. That country just doesn't seem to be doing all that well.

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Amy.[: 2012/01/02 03:46:30

Thanks for the info

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Yay

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REALIST 2012/01/02 03:39:32

Undecided

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if they were smart, they shouldve stayed a french colony. Napoleons gone, but a little over a century, your country is in vast ruin. smart.

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REALIST to REALIST 2012/01/02 03:40:46

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ooops two centuries,,, my bad!

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Beautiful_Syn 2012/01/02 03:38:35

I love history

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Thank you for sharing this!

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Tim 2012/01/02 03:01:39

Thanks for the info

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Given that poor countries horrible history since independence, maybe it and it's people might have been better off staying with the French. Sometimes "better the devil you know" is a reasonable adage by which to live.

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Jane Constant 2012/01/02 02:21:13

I love history

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I know - January 1st. 1804.

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Beccy 2012/01/02 01:50:06

I love history

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And they have been punished for it sense then

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