Haiti punished for freedom: US embargo on trade with Haiti (1806); US non-recognition 1804-1862, Vatican until 1860; 1825 ransom under French warships (P022); US…
Year: 1804 · Places: Ayiti, Europe
SUMMARYHaiti punished for freedom: US embargo on trade with Haiti (1806); US non-recognition 1804-1862, Vatican until 1860; 1825 ransom under French warships (P022); US Marine occupation 1915-1934 (control of customs and treasury; constitution rewritten to allow foreign land ownership); Parsley Massacre 1937 (Trujillo's forces killed thousands of Haitians on the border; reported Hitler/Mein Kampf influence on Trujillo = needs primary source). Record.