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Haiti military coup

Title
Haiti military coup
Genre
News report; Press conference; Speech
TX Date
5 Oct 1991
Year of production
1991
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Duration
00:03:04
Description
US President George H. W. Bush says he is reluctant to send US forces to Haiti which is under the control of a military coup and will leave the situation to the Organisation of American States who have enforced an economic boycott; with statement also from deposed Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Meanwhile the President of Egypt Hosni Mubarak has set the date for the Middle East peace conference. Report by Paul Woodley.
Contributors
Paul Woodley; George H. W. Bush; Jean-Bertrand Aristide
Keywords
USA; Revolutions; Middle East; Armed forces; Economic sanctions; Peacebuilding; Haiti; Hosni Mubarak

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