The fight for reparations is not just about money; it is about dismantling the imperialist system that continues to exploit ...

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday said a joint commission of French and Haitian historians would investigate the legacy of the “heavy price” Haiti was made to pay for its independence, ...

The French president announced the commission on the 200th anniversary of France ordering Haiti to pay a debt for its freedom ...

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The cost of independence Haiti officially declared its independence from France on Jan. 1, 1804. In October 1806, following the assassination of Haiti’s first head of state, the country was split into ...

The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the United States. Haiti, which declared its independence on Jan. 1, 1804, and defeated Napoleon’s army soon after, didn’t have the money to pay the ...

demanded Thursday that France recognize and compensate Haiti for the indemnity it imposed after the country's independence in 1804. France forced Haiti to pay 150 million gold francs to former ...

The French president did not, however, address longstanding Haitian demands for reparations over what is referred to as a 'double debt,' 200 years after the Caribbean nation's independence.