Emmanuel Macron wants to recognize an « injustice » – Liberation
Two hundred years today. On April 17, 1825, the Haitian president, Jean-Pierre Boyer, signed the ordinance of the French king, Charles X. In this document, Paris recognized the independence of his former colony in exchange for a colossal sum of 150 million gold. That day, Haiti became the first black republic of history … but also one of the most heavily indebted.
Thursday, April 17, Emmanuel Macron should recognize a « Form of initial injustice » and launch a memory work to assess the impact of this compensation on « The development of Haiti »according to the Elysée. Work that could lead to a possible compensation and respond to the demand for a large part of Haitian civil society, supported by academics and associations.
« Haiti proclaimed his independence in 1804 but the island was very isolated, explains the doctoral student at the International Research Center on slavery and post-slavages Mathilde Ackermann-Koenings. In order to become economically viable, she had to negotiate recognition. Jean-Pierre Boyer signed the order in exchange for a trading treaty and a decrease in debt. The latter condition was approved by France when signing
