October, Haiti celebrates Dessalines Day, commemorating the assassination in 1806 of the country’s first head of state ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Julia Gaffield, William & Mary (THE CONVERSATION) Every Oct. 17, Haiti celebrates ...

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Seeking a mandate from the French people for his policies, Louis XVI convened the Estates General. Events soon outran the ...

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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States and the United Nations slapped sanctions on the former head of Haitian presidential security and the leader of a Haitian gang on Friday for their roles in ...