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Dominican Republic and Haiti: Country Studies

by Helen Chapin Metz et al

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Mass Media 199<br />

Roman Catholic Church 199<br />

Armed Forces 200<br />

FOREIGN RELATIONS 204<br />

Chapter 5. <strong>Dominican</strong> <strong>Republic</strong>: National Security .<br />

. 209<br />

Jean Tartter<br />

HISTORYAND DEVELOPMENT OF THE ARMED<br />

FORCES 213<br />

ROLE OF THE MILITARY IN PUBLIC LIFE 220<br />

MISSIONS . 222<br />

ARMED FORCES ORGANIZATION, TRAINING,<br />

AND EQUIPMENT 224<br />

Army 225<br />

Navy 229<br />

Air Force 231<br />

Manpower 232<br />

Defense Spending 233<br />

Ranks, Uniforms, <strong>and</strong> Insignia 234<br />

INTERNAL SECURITYAND PUBLIC ORDER 235<br />

National Police 239<br />

Criminal Justice System 241<br />

Respect for Human Rights 244<br />

Penal System 246<br />

Narcotics Trafficking 247<br />

<strong>Haiti</strong>: <strong>Country</strong> Profile 251<br />

Table B. <strong>Haiti</strong>: Chronology of Important Events 259<br />

Chapter 6. <strong>Haiti</strong>: Historical Setting 261<br />

Anne Greene<br />

SPANISH DISCOVERYAND COLONIZATION,<br />

1492-1697 263<br />

FRENCH COLONY OF SAINT-DOMINGUE,<br />

1697-1803 266<br />

FIGHT FOR INDEPENDENCE, 1791-1803 268<br />

EARLYYEARS OF INDEPENDENCE, 1804-43 272<br />

Partition of <strong>Haiti</strong>, 1811-20 273<br />

Jean-Pierre Boyer Reunites <strong>Haiti</strong>, 1820-43 275<br />

INCREASING INSTABILITY, 1843-1915 276<br />

UNITED STATES INVOLVEMENT IN HAITI, 1915-34 .... 279<br />

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