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Haiti A Nation of Mountains And Monarchs
An overview describes Haiti’s geography and history from early Spanish possession to independence under Toussaint L Ouverture. It notes emperors Henri I and Faustin II, a population around 1.5 million, attire, and the Haitian minister to the United States Jacques Nicolas Leger, highlighting his aristocratic background and Paris education.
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Haiti
Nord Alexis
Antilles
France
Touissant L’ouverture
Henri Christophe
Henri I
Soulouque
Faustin II
Republic
Port Au Prince
Union Square
New York
United States
Jacques Nicolas Leger
Washington
M. Leger
Leger
Wilis
Congress
Paris
Legation