HAITI DEMANDS RESTITUTION FROM FRANCE

United Press International | December 18, 2003 | Copyright

United Press International
12-18-2003
Haiti demands restitution from France

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Dec 18, 2003 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- Haitian leader Jean-Bertrand Aristide has demanded $21 billion from France for "colonial crimes," the Miami Herald reported Thursday.

The campaign is growing in popularity on the impoverished island as its Jan. 1 bicentennial approaches, the newspaper said.

The exact amount Aristide wants is $21,685,135,571.48, which he claims is modern-day equivalent of the ransom, 90 million gold francs Haitian President Jean-Pierre Boyer agreed to pay ...

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