A Murdered President Gave America Its Excuse to Occupy Haiti
20th Century

A Murdered President Gave America Its Excuse to Occupy Haiti

A president torn apart by machetes became America's excuse for a nineteen-year occupation that would destroy a nation.

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Haiti20th CenturyPolitical ViolencePort-au-PrinceCivil UnrestVilbrun Guillaume SamElite ConflictCaribbean

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