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On Columbus's expidition, one very large island that he had discovered was Haiti. He had not made much of it at the time but was then turned into Haiti today.
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Though there is not exact date, a man named Toussaint Louverture conquered Haiti in early January of 1801. He then declared Haiti as a sovereign state.
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On the date of January 1, 1804, Haiti was official established as a country. Jacques Dessalines was the man who had officially declared Haiti as an independent country.
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During this time period, Haiti was invaded by the US. They later withdrew but still had tight holds on control in Haiti
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On this day, a man named Francois "Papa Doc" Duvalier had taken over the military power earlier. Then, he became the ruler of Haiti through forceful ways in getting elected
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Starting at 1997 and spanning to 1999, there was a government deadlock. Nothing was really working for Haiti and they were forced to change governments.
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Being a main part of Haiti, Voodoo had become a faith at long last. Being one religion looked down upon by many was now put up to the standard of being a religion
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As Haiti being a very tropical place, they are bound to have many disasters. One of their worst behind the earthquake was this flood, which took out nearly 3000 people.
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Haiti, seemingly unlucky with natural disasters, had a hurricane back in 2005. It took the life of nearly 45 people that day.
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Being one of the worst earthquakes known to man-kind, this earthquake wiped out nearly 300,000 people. It had been the worth earthquake in nearly 200 years in Haiti.
