Haiti Independence Debt
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title:
Haiti Independence Debt
text:
The Haiti Independence Debt involves an 1825 agreement between Haiti and France that included France demanding an indemnity of 150 million francs to be paid by Haiti in claims over property – including Haitian slaves – that was lost through the Haitian Revolution in return for diplomatic recognition, with the debt removing the equivalent of US$21 billion in 2020 terms from the Haitian economy. For comparison, Haiti's nominal GDP in 2020 stood at 14.508 billion USD. The first annual payment alone
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Payments by Haiti to France in compensation for property lost in the Haitian Revolution
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiti_Independence_Debt
date created:
2010-01-19T17:34:51Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T04:03:23Z
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