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Haiti: Facts and Foreign Occupation
Teledjol.com - Monday December 08, 2008
From 1990 to present, the U.S and The U.N deployed at the request of the Haitian government 15 missions to Haiti
Haiti: Facts and Foreign Occupation Stanley Lucas www.solutionshaiti.blogspot.com There has always been much debate surrounding the idea of "foreign occupation" in Haiti. Haitians, of course, are opposed to this. And some Haitian leaders capitalize on this opposition by distorting the facts and not taking the responsibility for requesting this support – or, more importantly, contributing the environment where such a need becomes imperative. The fact is that from 1990 to present, the United Nations has deployed at the request of the Haitian government 15 missions to Haiti: Technical assistance requested by president Ertha Pascale Trouillot in 1989 to support the 1990 elections Request for an economic embargo against Haiti by Jean Bertrand Aristide in 1991 Aristide request for MICIVIH February 1993 – May 1998 U.S. Military intervention requested by Aristide in 1994 UNMIH September 1993 – June 1996 requested by Aristide UNSMIH July 1996 – July 1997 UNTMIH August 1997 – November 1997 MIPONUH December 1997 – March 2000 MICAH March 2000 – Feb. 2001 Aristide request to the Clinton Administration for military intervention in 2000 Aristide request to the Bush Administration for military intervention January 2004 Aristide request to the United Nations in January 2004: MINUSTAH April 2004 – Présent Aristide request to OAS 2000 – 2007 Aristide request to CARICOM 2001 – 2004
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