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"The United States occupied Haiti from 1915 to 1934. If we look at the whole occupation, the result of it is a Haiti which is almost completely dependent economically to the United States. And we had laws in our country whereby foreigners couldn't own the land and these laws were repealed and the most fertile land became properties of foreigners. There is another legacy, that the United States formed a national guard; that is what we still have right now in Haiti. " Jean Claude Martinique, spokesperson, |
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According to military casualty information sources, the Haitian enforcement operation took the lives 3 Americans during the UN-backed enforcement operation.
This loss of life was the result of the UN enforcement activities that the United States volunteered to support. These Americans died in a country with which we had no direct conflict. The numbers of civilians lost during the conflict is unavailable.
To find out more about the UN enforcement operations in Haiti, click HERE
Return to the UN Peacekeeping Operations by clicking HERE
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