Haiti's Fraudulent Independence Debt

Repayment of the debt ruined Haiti's economy, a major factor in its poorest-nation-in-the Western-Hemisphere status. Well over a century passed before Haiti cleared its debt to France in 1947. Millions upon millions of interest dollars protracted repayment to French banks, who lent Haiti money to pay off interest on the principal. In 1922, the U.S. assumed part of Haiti's debt that France had reduced to 90 million francs. In demanding compensatory damages, France violated its Declaration of the Rights of Man which states: "Men are born free and remain free and equal in rights."

Haitian advocacy groups (HAG) argue if Haiti were reimbursed for their Independence Debt, it would repair its fragile economy permanently. HAG believes permitting Haiti to decide its own destiny would free it from dependence on foreign aid. But a more realistic solution to Haiti's need for sovereignty is for GOH to cooperate with demands of aid donors to make government contract negotiations transparent, use aid dollars responsibly, and earn its right to self-rule. Currently, GOH shows no signs of understanding its position or how to improve it. It is an adolescent democracy, rebellious, irresponsible, and unable to see the consequences of its actions.

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