In the year 2004 Haiti will have been an independent nation for two centuries. The Marines remained in Haiti for 19 years they were finally withdrawn by President Roosevelt in 1934.Īnother "poem on stone"-written in French, as all are-asks this question: "How can we celebrate our bicentenary (of independence) wearing the cap of `least developed'?" He was killed by the Marines-and some Haitian treachery in 1919, and the resistance collapsed. Marines when they occupied this Maryland-sized Caribbean nation during and after World War I. One is dedicated to the memory of Charlemagne Peralte, who was a brilliant, young Haitian army general who led a guerrilla action against the U.S. ![]() ![]() Haitian poet Jean-Claude Chery has carefully written his poetry in India ink on dozens of large, flat stones. PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti-The French Cultural Center on Harry Truman Boulevard in this swarming city of more than 800,000 people is holding an exhibit entitled "Poems on Stones."
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