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

By 2024, Haiti has faced severe economic and political crises, gang activity, and the collapse of its government. With no elected officials remaining, Haiti has been described as a failed state. (Full article...)

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Nel Ust Wyclef Jean (/ˈwaɪklɛf ˈʒɒn/; born October 17, 1969) is a Haitian rapper and record producer. At the age of nine, he emigrated with his family to the Northeastern United States. In 1990, he formed the New Jersey–based hip hop trio Fugees with fellow musicians Lauryn Hill and Pras Michel. Jean served as lead guitarist and producer. The group released the albums Blunted on Reality (1994) and The Score (1996), the latter becoming one of the best-selling albums of all time. Following their success, Jean released his debut solo album, Wyclef Jean Presents The Carnival (1997), which yielded the Billboard Hot 100-top ten single "Gone till November".

In 1997, Jean guest featured on Destiny Child's breakout single "No, No, No". Afterwards, he co-wrote the 1999 singles "My Love Is Your Love" for Whitney Houston, and "Maria Maria" for Santana. His second solo album, The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book (2000) was supported by the top 40 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 guest performed on Shakira's 2006 single, "Hips Don't Lie", which peaked atop the Billboard Hot 100. The following year, his single "Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)" (featuring Akon, Lil Wayne and Niia) peaked within the top 20 of the chart and led his sixth studio album, Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant (2007). The album moderately entered the Billboard 200 and marked his final to be released by a major label. (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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The cross on Morne Jean, above Cap-Haïtien.

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Image 1Dumarsais Estimé (from History of Haiti)
Image 2President Jean-Bertrand Aristide returns triumphantly to the National Palace at Port-au-Prince, Haiti in 1994 (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 4A sugar mill in Haiti (L'Homme et la Terre by Élisée Reclus, 1830–1905) (from History of Haiti)
Image 5Charles Rivière-Hérard (from History of Haiti)
Image 6Paul Magloire (from History of Haiti)
Image 7Provisional President Boniface Alexandre (2004–2006) led the intervention of the UN peacekeeping force in Haiti in 2004 (from History of Haiti)
Image 82004 Haiti flood (from Environment of Haiti)
Image 9Swearing-in ceremony of Haitian Diaspora GwètòDe (Clergy in Vodou) (from Culture of Haiti)
Image 10Jean-Claude and Michèle Duvalier en route to the airport to flee the country, 7 February 1986 (from History of Haiti)
Image 11United States Marines and a Haitian guide patrolling the jungle in 1915 during the Battle of Fort Dipitie (from History of Haiti)
Image 12"The Mode of exterminating the Black Army, as practiced by the French", by Marcus Rainsford, 1805 (from History of Haiti)
Image 13Haitian Folk Singer Manno Charlemagne (from Culture of Haiti)
Image 14Battle for Santo Domingo, by January Suchodolski (1845) (from History of Haiti)
Image 15The Kingdom of Haiti in the North and the Republic of Haiti in the South (from History of Haiti)
Image 16Citadelle Laferrière, built by Henri Christophe, is the largest fortress in the Americas. (from History of Haiti)
Image 17Market street in Port-au-Prince, 1996 (from History of Haiti)
Image 18Fabre Geffrard (from History of Haiti)
Image 19Jovenel Moïse (from History of Haiti)
Image 20Lysius Salomon (from History of Haiti)
Image 21"Revenge taken by the Black Army for the Cruelties practiced on them by the French", by Marcus Rainsford, 1805 (from History of Haiti)
Image 22The French army led by Le Clerc lands in Cap Français (1802) (from History of Haiti)
Image 23Jean-Pierre Boyer (from History of Haiti)
Image 24Jean-Jacques Dessalines (from History of Haiti)
Image 25François Duvalier in 1968 (from History of Haiti)
Image 26Sténio Vincent (from History of Haiti)
Image 27Marine's base at Cap-Haïtien (from History of Haiti)
Image 28Bread market in St. Michel, 1928–1929 (from History of Haiti)
Image 29Large portions of the National Palace collapsed (from History of Haiti)
Image 30Flamingo 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 31Christopher Columbus landing on the island of Hispaniola in 1492. (from History of Haiti)
Image 32René Préval (from History of Haiti)
Image 33Kanaval in Jacmel Haiti 2014 03 (from Culture of Haiti)
Image 34Élie Lescot (from History of Haiti)
Image 35Michel Martelly (from History of Haiti)
Image 36U.S. troops seizing Port-au-Prince airfield, September 1994 (from History of Haiti)
Image 37Staff 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 38U.S. Marines patrol the streets of Port-au-Prince on 9 March 2004 (from History of Haiti)
Image 39Fishing village in Haiti, 1996 (from History of Haiti)
Image 40Bishop's House in Cap-Haitien, 1907 (from History of Haiti)
Image 41Leclerc's veterans storm Ravine-a-Couleuvre (Snake Gully) in 1802. (from History of Haiti)
Image 42The National Palace burned down during the revolt against Salnave in 1868 (from History of Haiti)
Image 43American Marines in 1915 defending the entrance gate in Cap-Haïten (from History of Haiti)
Image 44The coronation of Faustin I of Haiti in 1849 (from History of Haiti)
Image 45Opening of the mausoleum of Pétion and Dessalines in 1926 (from History of Haiti)
Image 46U.S. Coast Guard intercepting Haitian refugees, 1998 (from History of Haiti)
Image 47Port-au-Prince and surroundings at the start of the 19th century (from History of Haiti)
Image 48"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 49Engraving of Cap-Français in 1728 (from History of Haiti)
Image 50Michel Domingue (from History of Haiti)
Image 51As the unofficial leader of the revolution, Toussaint L'Ouverture is considered the father of Haiti. (from History of Haiti)
Image 52The battle of Santo Domingo (1806) painted by Nicholas Pocock in 1808 (from History of Haiti)

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