ABC News published this video item, entitled “Haitian ambassador: ‘There is no power lacking whatsoever’” – below is their description.
ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks with Haitian Ambassador to the U.S. Bocchit Edmond, who said the resources the U.S. has given to Haiti isn’t enough after the recent earthquake.
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Haiti is a Caribbean country that shares the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic to its east. Though it’s still recovering from a 2010 earthquake, many of Haiti’s landmarks dating to the early 19th century remain intact. These include Citadelle la Ferrière, a mountaintop fortress.
Jean-Jacques Dessalines (later Emperor Jacques I), defeated Napoleon Bonaparte’s forces and declared Haiti’s sovereignty on 1 January 1804.
Haiti became the only state in history established by a successful slave revolt. Apart from Alexandre Pétion, the first President of the Republic, all of Haiti’s first leaders were former slaves.