Many historians feel that the reparations made to the French, amounting to the equivalent of about £10.5 million today, contributed significantly to Haiti’s status as one of the poorest nations in the western hemisphere. Does my hon. Friend agree?
Bicentenary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade
Proceeding contribution from
Dawn Butler
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 20 March 2007.
It occurred during Adjournment debate on Bicentenary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade.
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