Posted on 01/01/2004 5:51:41 PM PST by buzzyboop
Edited on 04/13/2004 1:41:38 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
Clashes between protesters and police marred celebrations Thursday marking Haiti's 200th anniversary of independence as embattled President Jean-Bertrand Aristide vowed to save his country from poverty and turmoil.
Dancers celebrated Haiti's independence in Miami while in the nation itself protesters clashed with police.
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