History UsefulNotes / Haiti

Hispaniola was "discovered" by ChristopherColumbus on December 25th, 1492 when he accidentally crashed his flagship into it ([[DrunkDriver everyone on board had a bit too much to drink at the Christmas feast]]). The island was originally inhabited by Taíno Indians, but smallpox and enslavement by the Spanish colonizers promptly wiped them all out. In 1697, Hispaniola was bisected to form the French colony of Saint-Domingue (present day Haiti) and the Spanish Santo Domingo (present day Dominican Republic) by the Treaty of Ryswick. France would later take over the entire island in 1795.

Hispaniola was "discovered" by ChristopherColumbus on December 25th, 1492 when he accidentally crashed his flagship into it ([[DrunkDriver everyone on board had a bit too much to drink at the Christmas feast]]). The island was originally inhabited by Taíno Indians, but smallpox and enslavement by the Spanish colonizers promptly wiped them all out. In 1697, Hispaniola was bisected to form the French colony of Saint-Domingue (present day Haiti) and the Spanish Santo Domingo (present day Dominican Republic) by the Treaty of Ryswick.

Hispaniola was "discovered" by Christopher Columbus on December 25th, 1492 when he accidentally crashed his flagship into it ([[DrunkDriver everyone on board had a bit too much to drink at the Christmas feast]]). The island was originally inhabited by Taíno Indians, but smallpox and enslavement by the Spanish colonizers promptly wiped them all out. In 1697, Hispaniola was bisected to form the French colony of Saint-Domingue (present day Haiti) and the Spanish Santo Domingo (present day Dominican Republic) by the Treaty of Ryswick.

Prior to the Haitian revolution, Hispaniola was bisected to form the French colony of Saint-Domingue (present day Haiti) and the Spanish Santo Domingo (present day Dominican Republic) by the Treaty of Ryswick. The country was originally colonized by literal [[GoldenAgeOfPiracy Buccaneers]] (so named because they used to sell beef jerky made on wooden racks called ''bucannes'' before realizing that piracy paid better). But as ship raids grew more difficult to pull off, most of these scallywags became plantation owners, mainly growing sugarcane and coffee (via slave labor). The business rapidly became incredibly profitable and the colony dealt with this by importing hundreds of thousands of African slaves to increase production. In 1791, inspired by the egalitarian sentiments of the French Revolution, the leadership of Toussaint Louverture, and the fact that they outnumbered the whites 10-to-1, the slaves (aided by black freemen) revolted and Haiti became independent in 1804, the first state to undergo a successful slave revolution and the only one in the Western Hemisphere. Louverture was captured during the revolution and died in a French jail in 1803.

[[caption-width:328:Half the island, twice the problem]]

* Music/SteelyDan's "Haitian Divorce" references a [[ForgottenTrope long-forgotten practice]] of New Yorkers going to Haiti to get a divorce (NY divorce law is typically about two steps behind everyone else, not getting non-consensual no-fault divorce until 2010--most other jurisdictions had had it since the 70s or 80s). The woman in the song [[SexTourism also has a fling with a hot Haitian guy]] while in the country to her papers, leading to an [[ChocolateBaby unusually-colored child]].

Prior to the Haitian revolution, Hispaniola was bisected to form the French colony of Saint-Domingue (present day Haiti) and the Spanish Santo Domingo (present day Dominican Republic) by the Treaty of Ryswick. The country was originally colonized by literal [[GoldenAgeOfPiracy Buccaneers]] (so named because they used to sell beef jerky made on wooden racks called ''bucannes'' before realizing that piracy paid better). But as ship raids grew more difficult to pull off, most of these scallywags became plantation owners, mainly growing sugarcane and coffee (via slave labor). The business rapidly became incredibly profitable and the colony dealt with this by importing hundreds of thousands of African slaves to increase production. In 1791, inspired by the egalitarian sentiments of the French Revolution, the leadership of Toussaint Louvertur, and the fact that they outnumber the whites 10-to-1, the slaves (aided by black freemen) revolted and Haiti became independent in 1804, the first state to undergo a successful slave revolution and the only one in the Western Hemisphere. Louverture was captured during the revolution and died in a French jail in 1803.

Prior to the Haitian revolution, Hispaniola was bisected to form the French colony of Saint-Domingue (present day Haiti) and the Spanish Santo Domingo (present day Dominican Republic) by the Treaty of Ryswick. The country was originally colonized by literal [[GoldenAgeOfPiracy Buccaneers]] (so named because they used to sell beef jerky made on wooden racks called ''bucanne'' before realizing that piracy paid better). But as ship raids grew more difficult to pull off, most of these scallywags became plantation owners, mainly growing sugarcane and coffee (via slave labor). The business rapidly became incredibly profitable and the colony dealt with this by importing hundreds of thousands of African slaves to increase production. In 1791, inspired by the egalitarian sentiments of the French Revolution, the leadership of Toussaint Louvertur, and the fact that they outnumber the whites 10-to-1, the slaves (aided by black freemen) revolted and Haiti became independent in 1804, the first state to undergo a successful slave revolution and the only one in the Western Hemisphere. Louverture was captured during the revolution and died in a French jail in 1803.

Prior to the Haitian revolution, Hispaniola was bisected to form the French colony of Saint-Domingue (present day Haiti) and the Spanish Santo Domingo (present day Dominican Republic) by the Treaty of Ryswick. The country was originally colonized by literal [[GoldenAgeOfPiracy Buccaneers]] (so named because they used to make beef jerky or ''bucanne'' before realizing that piracy paid better). But as ship raids grew more difficult to pull off, most of these scallywags became plantation owners, mainly growing sugarcane and coffee (via slave labor). The business rapidly became incredibly profitable and the colony dealt with this by importing hundreds of thousands of African slaves to increase production. In 1791, inspired by the egalitarian sentiments of the French Revolution, the leadership of Toussaint Louvertur, and the fact that they outnumber the whites 10-to-1, the slaves (aided by black freemen) revolted and Haiti became independent in 1804, the first state to undergo a successful slave revolution and the only one in the Western Hemisphere. Louverture was captured during the revolution and died in a French jail in 1803.

Prior to the Haitian revolution, Hispaniola was bisected to form the French colony of Saint-Domingue (present day Haiti) and the Spanish Santo Domingo (present day Dominican Republic) by the Treaty of Ryswick. The country was originally colonized by literal French[[GoldenAgeOfPiracy Buccaneers]] (so named because they used to make beef jerky or ''bucanne'' before realizing that piracy paid better). But as ship raids grew more difficult to pull off, most of these scallywags became plantation owners, mainly growing sugarcane and coffee (via slave labor). The business rapidly became incredibly profitable and the colony dealt with this by importing hundreds of thousands of African slaves to increase production. In 1791, inspired by the egalitarian sentiments of the French Revolution, the leadership of Toussaint Louvertur, and the fact that they outnumber the whites 10-to-1, the slaves (aided by black freemen) revolted and Haiti became independent in 1804, the first state to undergo a successful slave revolution and the only one in the Western Hemisphere. Louverture was captured during the revolution and died in a French jail in 1803.

Became independent from France in a revolution in 1804, the first state to undergo a slave revolution and the only one in the Western Hemisphere.

Haiti is most known for voodoo (despite being 95% Christian), specifically the [[HollywoodVoodoo Hollywood portrayal of it]].

* DannyGlover's pet project is a {{biopic}} of Toussaint Louverture (the leader of the aforementioned slave revolt). He's [[DevelopmentHell had a hard time getting funding]], primarily (it is said) [[MinorityShowGhetto because the film would have no or virtually no]] [[MightyWhitey white]] [[WhiteMaleLead people]].

The parents of current {{Nintendo}} of America president Reggie Fils-Aime left for UsefulNotes/TheUnitedStates after their own parents (i.e. Reggie's grandparents, on both sides of the family) started having harsh political disputes among each other.

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[[caption-width:328:Half the aisland, twice the problem]]

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* DannyGlover's pet project is a {{biopic}} of Toussaint Louverture (the leader of the aforementioned slave revolt). He's [[DevelopmentHell had a hard time getting funding]], primarily (it is said) because the film would have no or virtually no white people.

* ''QuantumOfSolace''

* ''TheSerpentAndTheRainbow''

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The parents of current {{Nintendo}} of America president Reggie Fils-Aime left for UsefulNotes/TheUnitedStates after their own parents started having harsh political disputes among each other.

* Saint-Monique in ''LiveAndLetDie'' is a NoCelebritiesWereHarmed HollywoodAtlas depiction.

Yeah... Haiti is [[{{Understatement}} not exactly a good tourist destination.]]

The Republic of Haiti, in French ''République d'Haïti'', in the local creole ''Repiblik Ayiti''. Occupies half of the island of Hispanola (now there's a famous name), with the UsefulNotes/DominicanRepublic taking the other.

http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/125px-Flag_of_Haiti_svg_1451.png
[[caption:The haitian flag]]

[[caption-width:328:Half an aisland, twice the problem]]

[[AC: the haitian flag]]

[[caption-width:328:Half an aisland, double the problems]]

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