The grim legacy of Haiti's 'double debt'
- Posted on April 17, 2025
- By Le Monde
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The grim legacy of Haiti's 'double debt'
France's demand that Haiti pay it an indemnity to compensate dispossessed French slave-owners when the nation became independent, 200 years ago, was the first in a series of inequities against the young nation, burdening its potential with debt.
