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Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country in the Caribbean on the island of Hispaniola in both Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, east of Cuba and Jamaica and south of the Bahamas. It occupies the western side of the island, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Haiti is the third largest country in the Caribbean by area, and with an estimated population of 11.4 million, it is the most populous Caribbean country.0 The capital and largest city is Port-au-Prince.

Haiti is a founding member of the United Nations, Organization of American States, Association of Caribbean States, and the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie. In addition to CARICOM, it is a member of the International Monetary Fund, World Trade Organization, and Community of Latin American and Caribbean States. (Full article...)

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Nelust Wyclef Jean (/ˈwaɪklɛf ˈʒɒn/ WY-klef ZHON; born October 17, 1969) is a Haitian rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Born in Haiti, Jean emigrated to the United States as a child. He gained fame as a member of the Fugees, a hip-hop trio he formed with Lauryn Hill and Pras, serving as the group's lead producer and guitarist. Their second album The Score (1996) became one of the best-selling albums of all time. Jean launched a solo career with Wyclef Jean Presents The Carnival (1997), which spawned the hit singles "We Trying to Stay Alive" and "Gone till November".

Jean produced the remix for "No, No, No" by Destiny's Child, which became their breakthrough single. He also co-wrote the 1999 singles "My Love Is Your Love" for Whitney Houston and "Maria Maria" for Santana. His second album, The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book (2000), was supported by the single "911" (featuring Mary J. Blige), and received platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). His third album, Masquerade (2002), peaked within the top ten of the Billboard 200. He was featured on Shakira's 2006 single, "Hips Don't Lie", which peaked atop the Billboard Hot 100. Released the following year, his single "Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)" (featuring Akon, Lil Wayne and Niia), served as lead single for his sixth studio album and final release on a major label, Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant (2007). (Full article...)

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...that Hurricane Gordon was a Category 1 hurricane that killed 1,122 people in Haiti in 1994 and that the hurricane name was not retired by the World Meteorological Organization?
...that the African-American dancer Lavinia Williams gave up ballet stardom in the United States to spend decades developing national schools of Caribbean traditional dance in Haiti, Guyana, and the Bahamas?
...that the sailors of the Santa María shipwrecked in Haiti were infected by the first reported cases of tungiasis, a disease caused by burrowing fleas?

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Image 1"Burning of the Plaine du Cap – Massacre of whites by the blacks". On 22 August 1791, slaves set fire to plantations, torched cities, and massacred the white population. (from History of Haiti)
Image 2Leclerc's veterans storm Ravine-a-Couleuvre (Snake Gully) in 1802. (from History of Haiti)
Image 3The ruins of the Sans-Souci Palace, severely damaged in the 1842 earthquake and never rebuilt (from History of Haiti)
Image 4U.S. Marines patrol the streets of Port-au-Prince, 9 March 2004 (from History of Haiti)
Image 5Citadelle Laferrière, built by Henri Christophe, is the largest fortress in the Americas. (from History of Haiti)
Image 6Port-au-Prince and surroundings at the start of the 19th century (from History of Haiti)
Image 7U.S. Coast Guard intercepting Haitian refugees, 1998 (from History of Haiti)
Image 8Fishing village in Haiti, 1996 (from History of Haiti)
Image 9Bishop's House in Cap-Haitien, 1907 (from History of Haiti)
Image 10Fabre Geffrard (from History of Haiti)
Image 11Jean-Pierre Boyer (from History of Haiti)
Image 12U.S. troops seizing Port-au-Prince airfield, September 1994 (from History of Haiti)
Image 13Lysius Salomon (from History of Haiti)
Image 14Élie Lescot (from History of Haiti)
Image 15François Duvalier in 1968 (from History of Haiti)
Image 16Engraving of Cap-Français in 1728 (from History of Haiti)
Image 17Marine's base at Cap-Haïtien (from History of Haiti)
Image 18Staff of the German legation and the Hamburg-Amerika Line agency at Port-au-Prince, Haiti in 1900. The agency was involved in the staffing and management of the legation. German nationals were comparatively numerous in Haiti and heavily involved in the Haitian economy until World War I. (from History of Haiti)
Image 19The battle of Santo Domingo (1806) painted by Nicholas Pocock in 1808 (from History of Haiti)
Image 20The coronation of Faustin I of Haiti in 1849 (from History of Haiti)
Image 21René Préval (from History of Haiti)
Image 22Christopher Columbus landing on the island of Hispaniola in 1492 (from History of Haiti)
Image 23As the unofficial leader of the revolution, Toussaint L'Ouverture is considered the father of Haiti. (from History of Haiti)
Image 24President Jean-Bertrand Aristide returns triumphantly to the National Palace at Port-au-Prince in 1994 (from History of Haiti)
Image 25The Kingdom of Haiti in the North and the Republic of Haiti in the South (from History of Haiti)
Image 26Paul Magloire (from History of Haiti)
Image 27Large portions of the National Palace collapsed. (from History of Haiti)
Image 28Sténio Vincent (from History of Haiti)
Image 29Michel Martelly (from History of Haiti)
Image 30Swearing-in ceremony of Haitian Diaspora GwètòDe (Clergy in Vodou) (from Culture of Haiti)
Image 31American Marines in 1915 defending the entrance gate in Cap-Haïten (from History of Haiti)
Image 32The National Palace burned down during the revolt against Salnave in 1868 (from History of Haiti)
Image 332004 Haiti flood (from Environment of Haiti)
Image 34Jovenel Moïse (from History of Haiti)
Image 35Opening of the mausoleum of Pétion and Dessalines in 1926 (from History of Haiti)
Image 36Dumarsais Estimé (from History of Haiti)
Image 37Provisional President Boniface Alexandre (2004–2006) led the intervention of the UN peacekeeping force in Haiti in 2004. (from History of Haiti)
Image 38Haitian folk singer Manno Charlemagne (from Culture of Haiti)
Image 39Bread market in St. Michel, 1928–1929 (from History of Haiti)
Image 40Michel Domingue (from History of Haiti)
Image 41Jean-Jacques Dessalines (from History of Haiti)
Image 42Charles Rivière-Hérard (from History of Haiti)
Image 43Battle for Santo Domingo, by January Suchodolski (1845) (from History of Haiti)
Image 44Market street in Port-au-Prince, 1996 (from History of Haiti)
Image 45Jean-Claude and Michèle Duvalier en route to the airport to flee the country, 7 February 1986 (from History of Haiti)
Image 46"The Mode of exterminating the Black Army, as practiced by the French", by Marcus Rainsford, 1805 (from History of Haiti)
Image 47Flamingo tongue on a purple sea fan from Arcadin Islands, Haiti. This sea snail is found living on various species of soft corals and sea fans. (from Environment of Haiti)
Image 48"Revenge taken by the Black Army for the Cruelties practiced on them by the French", by Marcus Rainsford, 1805 (from History of Haiti)
Image 49Kanaval in Jacmel Haiti 2014 03 (from Culture of Haiti)
Image 50The French army, led by Leclerc, lands in Cap Français (1802). (from History of Haiti)
Image 51United States Marines and a Haitian guide patrolling the jungle in 1915 during the Battle of Fort Dipitie (from History of Haiti)
Image 52A sugar mill in Haiti (L'Homme et la Terre by Élisée Reclus, 1830–1905) (from History of Haiti)

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