On February 29, 2004, American troops landed in Haiti to depose the country’s first democratically elected president. Who was Jean-Bertrand Aristide, why was he overthrown by two (2) US-backed coups, and what role does it play in the context of greater US-Haiti relations?
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Lest we forget the Ottawa Initiative on Haiti: Link
New documents detail how Canada helped plan 2004 coup d’état in Haiti: Link
The other regime change: Link
A Haitian Leader of Paramilitaries Was Paid by C.I.A.: Link
Reparation day: Link
An Interview with Jean-Bertrand Aristide: Link
U.S. is Still Undermining Haiti: Link
Bush’s man for Cuba author of the Haitian disaster: Link
Haiti Human Rights Investigation: November 11-21, 2004: Link
The 2004 coup d’état in Haiti: Canada’s legacy: Link
Aristide says U.S. deposed him in 'coup d'etat': Link
Aristide accuses U.S. of forcing his ouster: Link
In Haiti: Link
An Interview with Robert Fatton: Link
25 Years After 'Operation Uphold Democracy,' Experts Say the Oft-Forgotten U.S. Military Intervention Still Shapes Life in Haiti: Link
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