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*For example, in 1964 Francois Duvalier proclaimed himself 'President for Life'; an uprising against his rule that year in Jérémie was violently suppressed, with the ringleaders publicly executed and hundreds of mixed-raced citizens in the town killed. '''The bulk of the educated and professional class began leaving the country.''' In 1971 Duvalier died, and he was succeeded by his son Jean-Claude Duvalier. In total, roughly 40,000 to 60,000 Haitians are estimated to have been killed during the reign of the Duvaliers. Through the use of his intimidation tactics and executions, '''many intellectual Haitians had fled,''' leaving the country with a massive brain-drain. Amidst the continuing turmoil in the 1980-1990s, many Haitians attempted to flee the country.<ref>"Haiti", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiti, accessed 13 June 2021'</ref> | *For example, in 1964 Francois Duvalier proclaimed himself 'President for Life'; an uprising against his rule that year in Jérémie was violently suppressed, with the ringleaders publicly executed and hundreds of mixed-raced citizens in the town killed. '''The bulk of the educated and professional class began leaving the country.''' In 1971 Duvalier died, and he was succeeded by his son Jean-Claude Duvalier. In total, roughly 40,000 to 60,000 Haitians are estimated to have been killed during the reign of the Duvaliers. Through the use of his intimidation tactics and executions, '''many intellectual Haitians had fled,''' leaving the country with a massive brain-drain. Amidst the continuing turmoil in the 1980-1990s, many Haitians attempted to flee the country.<ref>"Haiti", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiti, accessed 13 June 2021'</ref> | ||
==Haitian Diaspora== | ==Haitian Diaspora== | ||
Haiti has a sizeable diaspora, present in the '''United States, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Canada, France, the Bahamas, Brazil, and Chile'''. They also live in other countries like '''Belgium, Turks and Caicos, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands''', among others. | *Haiti has a sizeable diaspora, present in the '''United States, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Canada, France, the Bahamas, Brazil, and Chile'''. They also live in other countries like '''Belgium, Turks and Caicos, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands''', among others. | ||
*In the '''United States''' alone, there are an estimated 2,003,000 people of Haitian ancestry, according to the 2010 Census; an estimated 500,000–800,000 Haitians live in the '''Dominican Republic''' and there is a Haitian community of about 165,000 in '''Canada'''. There are 105,000 Haitians in '''Chile''', the Haitian community in '''France''' numbers about 58,973, and up to 80,000 Haitians now live in the '''Bahamas.''' | |||
*There is a significant Haitian population in '''South Florida, specifically the Miami enclave of Little Haiti'''. '''New Orleans, Louisiana''' has many historic ties to Haiti that date back to the Haitian Revolution. '''New York City, especially in Flatbush, East Flatbush and Springfield Gardens''', has a thriving émigré community with the second largest population of Haitians of any state in the nation. There are large and active Haitian communities in '''Boston; Spring Valley (New York); New Jersey; Washington D.C.; Providence; Georgia; Connecticut and Pennsylvania. There are also large Haitian communities in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Paris, France; Havana, Cuba; San Juan and Kingston.'''<ref>"Haitian diaspora", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitian_diaspora, accessed 13 June 2021. | |||
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