On February 29, 2004, American troops landed in Haiti to depose the country’s first democratically elected president. Who was Jean-Bertrand Aristide, why was he overthrown by two (2) US-backed coups, and what role does it play in the context of greater US-Haiti relations?

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Lest we forget the Ottawa Initiative on Haiti: Link

New documents detail how Canada helped plan 2004 coup d’état in Haiti: Link

The other regime change: Link

A Haitian Leader of Paramilitaries Was Paid by C.I.A.: Link

Reparation day: Link

An Interview with Jean-Bertrand Aristide: Link

U.S. is Still Undermining Haiti: Link

Bush’s man for Cuba author of the Haitian disaster: Link

Haiti Human Rights Investigation: November 11-21, 2004: Link

The 2004 coup d’état in Haiti: Canada’s legacy: Link

Aristide says U.S. deposed him in 'coup d'etat': Link

Aristide accuses U.S. of forcing his ouster: Link

In Haiti: Link

An Interview with Robert Fatton: Link

25 Years After 'Operation Uphold Democracy,' Experts Say the Oft-Forgotten U.S. Military Intervention Still Shapes Life in Haiti: Link