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      "date": "1995-05-11",
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      "title": "Haiti: Efforts to Restore President Aristide, 1991-1994",
      "summary": "The overthrow of Haiti's first democratically elected president in September 1991 propelled Haiti\ninto its worst crisis since protests brought down the 29-year dictatorship of the Duvalier family in\n1986. The leaders of the coup faced stronger international sanctions than did previous coup leaders\nin Haiti, largely because a democratic government was overthrown.\n  For more than three years, the regime resisted international demands that President\nJean-Bertrand Aristide be restored to office. U.S. policy consisted of pressuring the de facto Haitian\ngovernment to restore constitutional democracy to Haiti. Measures included: cutting off assistance\nto the Haitian government; imposing trade embargoes, as called for by the Organization of American\nStates (OAS) and the United Nations (U.N.); supporting OAS and U.N. diplomatic efforts; and\nimposing sanctions targeted at the leadership blocking Aristide's return.\n  On Sept. 18, 1994, when it learned that a U.S. military intervention had been launched, the\nmilitary regime signed an agreement with the United States providing for Aristide's return. It also\ncalled for the immediate, unopposed entry of U.S. troops, a legislative amnesty for the military, and\nthe resignation of the military leadership.\n  Under the protection of some 20,000 U.S. troops, President Aristide returned to Haiti on Oct.\n15, 1994, calling for reconciliation and an end to violence. On Mar. 31, 1995, having declared that\na \"secure and stable environment\" had been established, the United States transferred responsibility\nfor the mission to the U.N.\n  During this period, the main U.S. foreign policy concern was the restoration of the democratic\nprocess to Haiti. Closely related to this was the issue of Haitians attempting to flee to the United\nStates by boat. Congressional concerns focused on human rights, Haitian migration, socioeconomic\nconditions, and drug trafficking.",
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    "Constitutional Questions",
    "Foreign Affairs"
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