Economy of Haiti
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Haiti has a free market economy with low labor costs. A republic, it was a French colony before gaining independence in an uprising by its enslaved people. It faced embargoes and isolation after its i
Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti
Slums in the area of Bas-Ravine, in the northern part of Cap-Haïtien
A merchant woman in Haiti
Haitians walk by damaged buildings in downtown Port-au-Prince, Haiti, after the earthquake in 2010.
François Duvalier
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François Duvalier, also known as Papa Doc, was a Haitian politician, dictator and physician who served as president of Haiti from 1957 until his death in 1971.
Economy of Haiti
…reported in 2010: "Long known as the poorest country in the Western hemisphere, Haiti has stumbled from one crisis to another since the Duvalier (François Duvalier) years." Haiti has an agricultural economy. Over half of the world's vetiver oil (an essential oil used in high-end perfumes) comes from Haiti. Bananas…
Duvalier and Joel Barromi, Israeli ambassador to Haiti, surrounded by Haitian generals in 1963
Duvalier greeting David Tercero Castro, ambassador of Guatemala to Haiti, in 1968
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