Haiti

Haiti, formerly known as Saint Domingue, is a Caribbean country in the. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of, sharing it with the.

History
Since 1625, Saint Domingue was part of France's colonies in the New World. By the middle of the 18th century, the Assassin Brotherhood had established a permanent presence in the colony. Under the leadership of their Mentor François Mackandal, a revolutionary Houngan, the Assassins consisted primarily of African slaves opposing the white colonists of Saint Domingue.

In 1758, François Mackandal was captured and executed after a failed poisoning attempt on the white colonists of Saint Domingue. Mackandal's students Agaté and Baptiste both individually fled Saint Domingue and wounded up in the French colony of Louisiana.

In 1957, François Duvalier was elected President of Haiti, and became responsible for more than ten years of corrupt and murderous leadership. On 21 April 1971, Duvalier was killed by the Assassins.