Môle Saint-Nicolas affair
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Môle Saint-Nicolas affair
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The Môle Saint-Nicolas affair was an 1891 diplomatic incident between Haiti and the United States when in an act of gunboat diplomacy, President of the United States Benjamin Harrison ordered Rear-Admiral Bancroft Gherardi to persuade the cession or lease of Môle Saint-Nicolas to the United States in order to establish a naval base for the United States Navy. Following a prolonged request for Gherardi's diplomatic credentials and increased public pressure, Haiti refused the request of the United
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%B4le_Saint-Nicolas_affair
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2024-03-05T08:57:35Z
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