Army Special Operations Force in Haiti: 1991-1995

Abstract

Although the United States had sporadically intervened in Haiti in the 19th century, the twentieth century has seen numerous interventions of the US into Haitian affairs. The most serious of these interventions occurred from 1915-1934. On 28 July 1915 a force of 300 U.S. Marines landed at Port-au-Prince. They landed to restore order after the President of Haiti, G. Sam, had been torn literally to pieces by a mob after he had ordered the killing of over 150 political prisoners. (President Sam's three immediate predecessors had been deposed in a more traditional Haitian manner, by revolution, but of their two immediate predecessors, one had been poisoned and the other blown up in the National Palace.) U.S. Marines had been standing offshore fearing German fishing in these "troubled waters". As Haiti descended into chaos, the Marines landed on the then accepted justification that Haiti was likely to renege on its international debts.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1997
Accession Number
AD1117617

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  • Joseph Fischer
  • Richard W. Stewart
  • Stanley Sandler

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  • Medical Personnel
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  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.