A history of violence: Haiti's revolution, collapse and descent into anarchy

Radio France Internationale

Center

Mixed Factuality

Government: Government of France

A history of violence: Haiti's revolution, collapse and descent into anarchy

The recent collapse of law and order in Haiti follows two centuries of colonial misrule. RFI looks at the cycle of corruption, desperation and authoritarian rule that have shaped the history of the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere.