In 1825 though, the successor Bourbon regime in France sent a fleet of gunboats to Haiti and demanded a massive indemnity based not on French lives lost but on the value of the slaves and their earnings lost to France. In return, Haiti was recognized by France and not attacked. With defaults and refinancing, impoverished Haiti had to make payments until 1947, a cumulatively crushing burden that did great and enduring damage to Haiti's development.
If there is such a thing as an odious debt, that qualifies. Modern France is correctly embarrassed by the subject.
Apparently you are not understanding what I am saying. They won their freedom...yeah!! Now lets kill white women and children.
Do you NOT see how other governments would respond to that? Can you not see how France would respond to that? Yes, they would get their pound of flesh and they did.
I am not saying it was right, to burden Haiti like that. I am saying why it happened and why Haiti remains a cesspool to this day and WILL ALWAYS BE!