Politics of Haiti

Here is a wedding photo of Haitian president Rene Preval and first lady Elisabeth Debrosse Delatour Preval

René Préval and Elisabeth Débrosse Delatour married on Sunday, December 6, 2009. The wedding was held at Delatour's home in Furcy Haiti.

Elisabeth Delatour is the widow of Leslie Delatour, the former Governor of the Bank of the Republic of Haiti, the Haiti central bank.

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Did you know? The louisiana Purchase is a directly linked to the Haitan Revolution of 1803.

Here is a map of all the states and provinces included in the Louisana purchase. It is more than just Louisiana.

Read this article:

The Louisiana Purchase, Product of The Haitian Revolution
http://www.haitianinternet.com/articles.php/469

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Jacqueline Charles Tweets: "Sen. Lambert claimed on radio that he was offered $2M to say Martelly had dual nationality. (Didnt realize Haiti was awashed in cash."

Jacqueline Charles is the Caribbean Correspondent for the Miami Herald.

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Senator Edward M. Kennedy was one the U.S. Senators urging the Department of Homeland Security to grant Haitians temporary protected status (TPS) in the United States

Find out how Senator Edward M. Kennedy impacted foreign policy in Haiti in his tenure as a U.S. Senator in Washington DC

Read this article:

Senator Edward M. Kennedy, His Impact On Haiti
http://www.haitianinternet.com/articles.php/453

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Here is a photo of haitian President Rene Preval, happy as hell, with a Haitian flag background.

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Abraham Lincoln Deported Black Americans to Haiti.

It's true, the first Black deportees to Haiti were not Haitians at all, they were African-Americans and they were shipped to Haiti by Abraham Lincoln!

Read more here:
http://www.haitianinternet.com/articles.php/439

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Antenor Firmin is the Haitian scholar who predicted Obama's presidency over a century ago. in his book "The Equality of the Human Races"

Joseph Auguste Anténor Firmin, better known as simply Anténor Firmin, was a Haitian anthropologist, journalist, and politician.

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Here is a photo of Haitian agronomist Chavannes Jean-Baptiste holding his Goldman Environmental Prize.

Chavannes Jean-Baptiste is the founder of MPP (Mouvman Peyuizan Papay / Haitian Papaye peasant movement)

Read all about it here:
http://www.haitianinternet.com/articles.php/435

Chavannes Jean-Baptiste - Award Photo
Photo courtesy of Goldman Environmental Prize

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Here is a photo of President Obama and Canada Governor General Michaelle Jean

President Obama met with Governor General Michaelle Jean on his First trip to Canada

Read more about it here:

President Obama wants to discuss Haiti with Michaelle Jean

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Ebenezer Bassett was the first ever U.S. Ambassador to Haiti. Because there was finally a "Black Republic" to send black Ambassadors to, Ebenezer Bassett became very first Black diplomat in U.S. History.

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