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In 1863 Haiti, under President Fabre Nicolas Geffrard, enjoyed a period of stability and prosperity. A concordat with Rome had been concluded (1860) and diplomatic relations with USA established (1862). Cotton production increased to meet the world shortage caused by the American Civil War, and trade with France, Britain and USA was expanding. The population was estimated at 1m.
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Revue Agricole d’Haïti. From 1946. Quarterly
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Steinberg, S.H. (1963). Haiti. In: Steinberg, S.H. (eds) The Statesman’s Year-Book. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230270923_56
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