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Here is a picture of Haitian President Stenio Vencent.

Stenio Vincent Cover Up of 1937 Parsley Massacre.

Stenio Vincent was granted an extension of his term in office to 1941. During the last three years of his presidency Vincent's popularity began to wane. The Parsley Massacre, instigated by Dominican Republic (DR) soldiers, took the lives of thousands of Haitian workers near the DR border. Vincent tried to keep a lid on the carnage because of his relationship with DR President Trujillo, who gave Haitian foreign aid. In two years Port-au-Prince boiled over with demonstrations against Vincent's tepid response to DR atrocities.

By the time elections rolled around in 1941 two coups against Vincent had been attempted. Finally, Vincent seeing he had lost influence with politicians and the people, agreed to leave office. Elie Lescot succeeded him.

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A picture of Haitian President Stenio Vencent with US President Franklin D. Roosevelt

Stenio Vincent began life in Port-au-Prince. He earned a law degree by the time he was 18, quickly rising in state politics to become a Chamber of Deputies leader in 1915. Fifteen years later he made a bid for the presidency, running on a platform of anti-U.S. sentiment. The Americans had been occupying Haiti for the last 15 years and the tide of popular opinion was on Vincent's side. He assumed the presidency in 1930.

In 1934 the U.S. stopped occupying Haiti and Vincent began to rule as a tyrant. His administration hunted down dissident leaders and jailed them for their political views. As it served his purposes, Vincent became a supporter of American interests, due to a trade agreement with the U.S. benefiting Haiti greatly.

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First-Time Haitian Director Jimmy Jean-Louis goes Nollywood

Haitian actor Jimmy Jean-Louis's first outing as a director is with his 55-minute documentary short, "Jimmy Goes to Nollywood". Nollywood is Nigeria's film industry that is second only to Bollywood in number of film productions each year.

Jimmy's camera crew follows him around as he visits film production centers like Ghana and Nigeria, revealing his experiences interacting with African actors and directors.

Louis's film features American black actor Isaiah Washington, and Leila Djansi, Kareem Kae Kazim, Majid Michel, Ayuko Babu, and O.C. Ukeje.

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Here is a picture of President Sudre Dartiguenave with several Haitian Army Generals.

Interim President Philippe Sudré Dartiguenave. Philippe Dartiguenave, the 27th President of Haiti, was born in Anse-a-Veau. A mulatto, he earned a law degree, and was married to Marie Luce Pierre-Jacques and Lunicia Maignan.

In 1915 the U.S. began its occupation of Haiti after President Jean Guillaume Sam's death, and appointed Dartiguenave as provisional president.

Dartiguenave served in office from August 12, 1915 until May 15, 1922 and died four years later in Anse-a-Veau. President Louis Borno succeeded him.

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Here is a picture of Haiti Gendarmerie in 1916

Haiti's Military contributed to Island's Destabilization. The Haitian Revolution shaped the government control Haiti was to be victimized under the next 191 years, the Haitian military. Ineffective, poorly funded, and politically compromised, the Haitian army was dissolved by the U.S. Marines.

In 1916 the U.S. formed Gendarmerie d'Haiti that became Garde d'Haiti in 1928. In 1995 Haiti demobilized its military, and the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti has been responsible for maintaining the peace, especially when elections are due to be held.

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Here is a picture of General Raoul Cedras and his family on October 13, 1994. He is being escorted by US Military troops as he is heading to the airport in Port-au-Prince on his way to exile

Military Leader Raoul Cedras Brutal Rule and Exile

A few months into Aristide's rule, Cedras orchestrated a coup d'etat, which successfully forced Aristide into exile in the U.S. Cedras became Haiti's military leader, abdicating his position as president, which held no interest for him. Parliament then selected Supreme Court Justice Joseph Nerette as interim president to hold the office until elections were organized. The U.S. stalled the elections, Nerette bowed out of office, and Supreme Court Justice Emile Jonassaint replaced him.

The U.S. finally convinced Cedras he needed to leave the country in the interests of stabilizing the government and its people. Aristide returned to power and negotiated with Panamanian President Ernesto Perez Balladares to receive Cedras. Balladares sanctioned Aristide's request so Haitians' lives could be restored to normalcy and the country able to move forward.

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Here is a picture of Former Haitian President with General Raoul Cedras.

Haitian military leader Joseph Raoul Cedras was born in Jeremie and American-educated. He rose to prominence as a soldier in the Leopard Corps, trained under U.S. forces. The U.S. and France, impressed by his leadership skills, selected him to head security in Haiti's 1990-1991 state and local elections. Jean-Bertrand Aristide won his bid for the presidency and chose Cedras as Commander-in-Chief of the Haitian army, Cedras also retaining the position of Lieutenant General.

Meanwhile the U.S. was threatening to invade Haiti unless they could persuade Jonassaint to leave office. Jonassaint complied. Cedras by this point was a nationally feared figure, responsible for the massacres of 3,000-plus men, women, and children while in power.

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Has Evans Paul converted to the Tet Kale political party? If not, he is surely demonstrating his support by proudly wearing their official color Pink and White (Rose et Blanc)

During the inauguration of the Place St Anne, Evans Paul sent the message to everyone that he has totally integrated the Tet kale Political Party

Here is a picture Prime Minister Evans Paul as he was wearing the colors of Tet Kale Political party of Michel Martelly

Also known as K-plume (KP), Evans Paul is a Haitian politician who at one point was the president of the Democratic United Committee (Komite inite Demokratik, KID). On December 25 2014, he was nominated by President Michel Martelly to become Haiti Prime Minister

Over the years, Michel Martelly has recruited many people for his social movement, Rose et Blanc, a family initiative which led to the creation in September 2008, the "Rose and White Foundation. During his campaign for the presidency, he kept the slogan "Tet kale! with the foundation color Pink and White Foundation (Fondation Rose et Blanc)

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Here is a picture of the Usine Sucriere Citadelle (Welsh) in Limonade that closed its doors in 1990 for lack of efficiency and productivity.

Also closed were the Haitian American Sugar Company (HASCO), the Usine Sucriere des Cayes (USC)

With the closing of there major sugar refineries in the country, Haiti is no longer a sugar producing country anymore.

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On Tuesday February 10, President Michel Martelly walked among a crowd that was, indeed, happy to see him as he surveyed the grounds for the new premises of CIMO. The visit was an inspection of Cité Soleil's Wharf Jérémie and the home of the Body Intervention and Maintenance of Order in Delmas 2. Accompanying him on this visit were the First Lady, Sophia Martelly, Minister of Justice and Public Safety, Pierre Richard Casimir, Communication Minister Rothchild Francis Jr., and Prime Minister Evans Paul.

The sites of Wharf Jérémie and CIMO was constructed using funds the country accrued as a benefit of the PetroCaribe deal, so they are the culmination of work done by the country's two last presidents, Preval by instigating the deal with Venezuela, and Martelly as the construction falls under the framework of his administration's activities to make the conditions under which the PNH officers work better.

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