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Many of the tensions you see today between Haiti and countries like the United States and the Dominican Republic can be traced back to the time of Louis Borno.
Louis Borno was a mixed-race Haitian, born to a white French father and a Black Haitian mother. He studied law in France and became part of Haiti’s elite class. Many believe he did not fully identify with the Black country, which is why the United States chose him to lead Haiti after President Dartiguenave.
Borno was never chosen by the people. He was selected and re-selected by a U.S.-controlled council. There were no real elections, and the press was controlled, he was a De Facto president.
He worked closely with U.S. officials, allowing them to control Haiti’s money, economy, police, and major systems.
Under his rule, poor black Haitians were forced to do unpaid labor. Many saw this as a return to slavery.
Haiti’s main bank also fell under U.S. control, sending money to American investors instead of helping Haitians.
As conditions got worse, people protested. In 1929, U.S. Marines opened fire on protesters in Aux Cayes, killing and injuring many.
That same year, Borno made a border deal with the Dominican Republic which was backed by the United States, that gave away Haitian land, shrinking the size of Haiti, making the Dominican bigger, creating long-term tension in terms of lands and ownership with the two countries.