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An Unbroken Agony: Haiti, from Revolution to the Kidnapping of a President

by Randall Robinson

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On February 29, 2004, the first democratically elected president of Haiti, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, was forced to leave his country. The president was kidnapped, along with his Haitian-American wife, by American soldiers and flown to the isolated Central African Republic. In An Unbroken Agony, best-selling author and social justice advocate Randall Robinson chronicles his own cross-Atlantic journey to rescue the Haitian president from captivity in Africa while also connecting the fate of Aristide’s presidency to the Haitian people’s century-long quest for self-determination.

Synopsis:

Robinson explores the singularly curious and inimitable tragic history of the island nation of Haiti, beginning with the present anarchic disrepair of it modern state. From one revolution to another, Haiti has changed the fate of empires yet has not been able to live up to the promise of its birth.

About the Author

Randall Robinson is the author of the bestsellers The Debt, The Reckoning, and Defending the Spirit. He is also founder and past president of TransAfrica, the African-American organization he established to promote enlightened, constructive U.S. policies toward Africa and the Caribbean. In 1984, Robinson established the Free South Africa Movement and in 1994, his public advocacy, including a 27-day hunger strike, led to the UN multinational operation that restored Haiti’s first democratically elected government to power. Mr. Robinson lives with his wife and daughter in St. Kitts.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780465070534
Subtitle:
Haiti, from Revolution to the Kidnapping of a President
Author:
Robinson, Randall
Publisher:
Basic Civitas Books
Subject:
Caribbean & West Indies - General
Subject:
Modern - General
Subject:
Haiti Politics and government 1986-
Subject:
Haiti History 1986-
Publication Date:
May 2008
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
280
Dimensions:
9.10x6.47x.80 in. .84 lbs.

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