France’s president says that making Haiti pay for its independence was unjust
- France's President Emmanuel Macron will set up a commission to study the impact of the debt Haiti was forced to pay for its independence 200 years ago.
- Haiti gained independence from France in 1804 but in 1825 was ordered to pay 150 million gold francs, reduced to 90 million, to compensate French slave owners.
- The debt, which contributed to Haiti's poverty and instability, was not paid off until 1947 and has been a source of anger among Haitians who have called for France to repay it.
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Macron: Haiti Independence Debt was Unfair
HAITI – French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that historic injustice was imposed on Haiti when it was forced to pay a colossal indemnity to France in exchange for its independence 200 years ago. Macron also announced the creation of a joint French-Haitian historical commission to ‘’examine our shared past’’ and assess relations, but did not directly address longstanding Haitian demands for reparations. France “subjected the people of H…
In a communiqué of the Elysée published on Thursday, Emmanuel Macron gave the feeling of rejecting the claim made by the repairist, decolonial and ultra-left movements, concerning the reimbursement by France of the compensation imposed on Haiti in 1825 for the recognition of its independence, now estimated at 21 billion euros. This claim was based on numerous anachronisms, inconclusive, and shortened On April 17, 1825, King Charles X recognized …
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France forced Haiti to pay for independence. 200 years later, should there be restitution?
Two centuries ago this month, France pulled off one of history’s greatest armed extortions: After the first three leaders of a newly freed Haiti refused to cave in to hefty French demands to compensate its former slave-holders in exchange for…
The French president announced the creation of a binational commission to study the impact of the compensation imposed in 1825 on Haiti by France. In the eyes of Haitians, this initiative, which avoids any restitution of the "independence ransom", does not go far enough.
Macron acknowledges France's financial 'ransom' on Haiti after independence
On the 200th anniversary of France recognizing Haiti’s independence, President Emmanuel Macron acknowledged the massive debt imposed on Haiti was unjust. The payments, which continued until 1947, left the country financially crippled for generations. Haiti was forced to borrow from French banks to meet France’s demands, creating a “double debt” that deepened poverty while enriching lenders. Macron announced a joint historical commission with Hai…
Macron says joint Franco-Haiti commission will examine 'painful' past
PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron is to set up a joint Franco-Haitian commission to examine France's past with its former Caribbean colony, but he made no mention of the possibility of reparations that Haitian activists have long called for. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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