Damming the Flood: Haiti, Aristide, and the Politics of ContainmentOnce the lucrative European colony in the Caribbean, Haiti has become one of the divided and impoverished countries in the world. This title analyzes how and why President Jean-Bertrand Aristide's enemies in Haiti, the US and France instigated a second coup in 2004 to remove Aristide and a mobilization known as Lavalas for good. |
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... army or the paramilitary substitute for an army , the logic of this first position was very simple : the ongoing mobilization of the people would require the lasting demobilization of the army . An anonymous Aristide supporter cited by ...
... army or the paramilitary substitute for an army , the logic of this first position was very simple : the ongoing mobilization of the people would require the lasting demobilization of the army . An anonymous Aristide supporter cited by ...
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... Army per- sonnel " and " United States trainers placed soldiers they considered reliable in a number of key units , and systematically purged a group of reformist army officers who had refused to support the 1991 coup . ' In particular ...
... Army per- sonnel " and " United States trainers placed soldiers they considered reliable in a number of key units , and systematically purged a group of reformist army officers who had refused to support the 1991 coup . ' In particular ...
Page 325
... army itself , the army that overthrew you in 1991 ? The Americans re - made this army in line with their own priorities back in 1915 , and it had acted as a force for the protection of those priorities ever since . You were able to ...
... army itself , the army that overthrew you in 1991 ? The Americans re - made this army in line with their own priorities back in 1915 , and it had acted as a force for the protection of those priorities ever since . You were able to ...
Contents
Conclusion | 311 |
One Step at a Time An Interview with | 317 |
Notes | 346 |
Copyright | |
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Damming the Flood: Haiti, Aristide, and the Politics of Containment Peter Hallward No preview available - 2007 |
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29 February activists administration allies anti-Aristide anti-Lavalas Apaid April Aristide's Aristide's government armed army attacks Bel Air Boulos Brian Concannon campaign Cap-Haïtien Caroit Cédras Chamblain chimères Cité Soleil Cited corruption coup Dany Toussaint December Democracy democratic opposition Duvalier elections electoral elite Evans Paul Fanmi Lavalas Fatton force foreign FRAPH gang Gérard Gonaïves Group of 184 groups Guy Delva Guy Philippe Haïti Haïti Progrès Haitian human rights insurgency Interview Jane Regan January Jean Jean-Bertrand Aristide killed Kim Ives Latortue Latortue's leaders Macoutes March Miami Herald militants military National NCHR neighborhoods NGOs November October organization PAPDA paramilitary party Patrick Elie Pétionville Pierre-Charles police political poor popular Port-au-Prince president Préval prime minister pro-Lavalas radio rebels regime Report Roger Noriega sector September slums soldiers Stan Goff Tatoune troops USAID violence vote Washington Post York Youri Yvon Neptune