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Haiti's slavery, voodoo uprising and heavy price paid for freedom

A protester holding a sign demanding the departure of de facto Prime Minister Ariel Henry in front of the Canadian Embassy, March 7, 2024. [Courtesy, AyiboPost]

The island of Haiti is located in the Caribbean, where it occupies the western third of the island of Hispaniola, with the Dominican Republic taking the remaining two-thirds on the eastern side.

When Christopher Columbus landed on the island of Hispaniola on December 6, 1492, he found a kingdom ruled by a Taino Indian chief.

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