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'''Haiti''' is a country in the Caribbean which shares the island of [[wikipedia:Hispaniola|Hispaniola]] with the [[wikipedia:Dominican Republic|Dominican Republic]]. |
'''Haiti''' is a country in the Caribbean which shares the island of [[wikipedia:Hispaniola|Hispaniola]] with the [[wikipedia:Dominican Republic|Dominican Republic]]. |
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* [[Tonton Macoutes]] |
* [[Tonton Macoutes]] |
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* The [[Duvaliers]] |
* The [[Duvaliers]] |
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==Notable Visitors== |
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* [[Mohinder Suresh]] |
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* [[Mr. Thompson]] |
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==About== |
==About== |
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===[[Graphic Novel:It Takes a Village, Part 2]]=== |
===[[Graphic Novel:It Takes a Village, Part 2]]=== |
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[[Guillame]] recovers from his torturous encounter with the [[Tonton Macoutes]] and holds a [[Vodou]]n ceremony that goes awry. |
[[Guillame]] recovers from his torturous encounter with the [[Tonton Macoutes]] and holds a [[Vodou]]n ceremony that goes awry. |
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===[[Graphic Novel:It Takes a Village, Part 3]]=== |
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[[Guillame]] brings [[the Haitian|his son]] on a trek through the jungle, and finally to [[the crossroads]]. There the man attacks his son. |
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===[[Graphic Novel:It Takes a Village, Part 4]]=== |
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[[The Haitian]] and [[Guillame|his father]] battle each other using physical strength and their evolved [[powers]]. In despair, Guillame [[suicide|throws himself]] off the precipice of [[the crossroads]]. |
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===[[Lizards]]=== |
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[[Mohinder] travels to Haiti to cure [[the Haitian]] of his [[virus]]. |
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===[[Graphic Novel:The Crossroads]]=== |
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[[Mohinder]] and [[the Haitian]] conspire to bring down [[the Company]]. The Haitian goes to [[the crossroads]] to perform [[Vodou]] rituals and ask a blessing in his mission. |
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==Trivia== |
==Trivia== |
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* By some standards, Haiti is the second poorest country in the world: about 80% of Haitians live in abject poverty. |
* By some standards, Haiti is the second poorest country in the world: about 80% of Haitians live in abject poverty. |
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| Language(s) Spoken: | French, Haitian Creole, Spanish |
Haiti is a country in the Caribbean which shares the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic.
Notable Locations
Notable Residents
Notable Visitors
About
Company Man
Thompson tells Mr. Bennet that they found a special boy in Haiti who has the ability to make people forget.
Graphic Novel:It Takes a Village, Part 1
The Haitian recollects his childhood in the Haitian village where his father Guillame was a leader. The Tonton Macoutes, the militia run by the Duvaliers, attack the village to find Guillame, who defends the village using his ability. He is interrupted by his son accidentally blocking it, as his power of mental manipulation first manifests.
Graphic Novel:It Takes a Village, Part 2
Guillame recovers from his torturous encounter with the Tonton Macoutes and holds a Vodoun ceremony that goes awry.
Graphic Novel:It Takes a Village, Part 3
Guillame brings his son on a trek through the jungle, and finally to the crossroads. There the man attacks his son.
Graphic Novel:It Takes a Village, Part 4
The Haitian and his father battle each other using physical strength and their evolved powers. In despair, Guillame throws himself off the precipice of the crossroads.
Lizards
[[Mohinder] travels to Haiti to cure the Haitian of his virus.
Graphic Novel:The Crossroads
Mohinder and the Haitian conspire to bring down the Company. The Haitian goes to the crossroads to perform Vodou rituals and ask a blessing in his mission.
Trivia
- The official religion of Haiti is Roman Catholicism. However, about half of all Haitians are said to practice Vodou in some form or another.
- Haiti is the first independent black republic ever formed.
- Haiti is the only nation that was successfully formed from a slave rebellion.
- After the Unites States, Haiti was the first nation in the Americas to declare its independence.
- By some standards, Haiti is the second poorest country in the world: about 80% of Haitians live in abject poverty.