On November 18, 1803 the Haitian rebel forces squared of against the French army at Vertieres in the north of Haiti in the last major battle for Haitian independence. It's along story and I'm too tired after being in the streets so if you want to know more there's this wonderful thing called "google".
In any case, last night a full restriction of movement was implemented for all United Nations staff in Port au Prince. Stay home, they advised, unless you absolutely have to go to work. You see, they were expecting a "mass demonstration" against the United nations mission in Haiti. Thousands of people were expected to take to the streets and demand that the UN leave Haiti. In the end it turned out that only a few hundred actually showed up. Honestly, for me, a few hundred is not get excited about. I was already in the office so I figured I'd nip out for a look. What I found was roads littered with rocks and trash bins and some burning tires, and a few dozen men making a go of standing up to police and clean up crews. In the end they all dispersed leaving a bit of a mess but no major damage.
Photos Logan Abassi UN/MINUSTAH
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| A demonstrator throws a rock at a bulldozer that is attempting to clear rubble from demonstrations calling for the departure of the United Nations mission in Haiti. |
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| The women driving this bulldozer seemed unfazed with their smashed windshield and continued their work clearing the streets. |
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| Jubilant demonstrators run after the retreating bulldozer. |
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| A man rips off a poster of a presidential candidate, tears it up, throws it on the ground and jumps up and down on it. |
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| The demonstrators victory against the bulldozer was short lived. Once the police showed up the all scattered. |
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