On Nov. 18, thousands of protesters came out into the streets throughout Haiti to say, “Down with Martelly!” They were commemorating the 210th anniversary of the battle of Vertières, when Jean-Jacques Dessalines led his forces to decisive victory in Haiti’s revolutionary war against its French slave masters.
Demonstrators throughout Haiti marked the day by calling for the removal of the venal, corrupt and repressive President Michel Martelly. He was imposed by former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.
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