PLCP 3012 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Vilbrun Guillaume Sam, Sylvain Salnave, Duvalier Dynasty
10 Dec 2018
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Today we"re continuing the discussion of our haitian case study. The rise of the duvalier dynasty (papa doc and baby doc) In the cacos"s revolt of 1867, armed bands from northern haiti rose in opposition to president sylvain salnave (1867 1870). The cacos embodied haiti"s long standing racialized tensions and regional and political divide. in the north, a darker-skinned black elite and poor were established, whereas in the south, lighter-skinned mulattoes held power. Monroe doctrine: right to intervene, europeans stay away. Manifest destiny: america"s god-given right to spread across the world. A haitian politician who opposed the united states occupation of haiti in 1915. He led the cacos rebellion in response to the landing of us marines at port au. In 1915 the cacos objected to the presidential candidate, general vilbrun. Guillaume sam (d. 1915), who had ordered the killing of 167 political prisoners. The murders sparked public outrage, and the cacos came from the north to.
