Haiti during World War I

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Following the

submarine activity in the area, and officially declared war on July 12, 1918.

United States occupation of Haiti

The

by insurgents angered by his political executions of his political opponents.

Vilbrun Guillaume Sam

Vilbrun Guillaume Sam (March 4, 1859 - July 28, 1915) was President of Haiti from March 4 - July 27, 1915.

The culmination of the repressive measures came on July 27, 1915, as he was responsible for ordering the execution of 167 political prisoners, including former president Zamor, who was being held in a Port-au-Prince jail. This infuriated the population, which rose against the Sam government as soon as news of the executions reached them.

Sam fled to the

, where he received asylum. The Haitian rebels' mulatto leaders broke into the embassy and Sam was found. The rebels dragged him out, beating him senseless and throwing his limp body over the embassy's iron fence to the waiting populace, who ripped his body to pieces and paraded the parts through the capital's neighborhoods. In two weeks the country was in chaos.

Philippe Sudré Dartiguenave

, Haiti was a victorious ally in 1918. The credit then returned to President Dartiguenave.

Following the United States' entry into World War I, the

on June 16, 1917.

Entry into World War I

A month after the United States declared war,

and empowering the president to break off diplomatic relations with Germany if that country refused reparations and guarantee for the future. Haiti eventually declared war in July 1918.[1]

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