Indeed. In 1825, France demanded a sum of 150 million francs to be paid by Haiti for the loss of French property during the war two decades ago and threatened miliatry invasion in the event of non-payment. The sum was later reduced to 90 million francs and paid in installments until 1947, some 120 years later. Many believed this debt to be the thing that crushed any prospect of development in Haiti's early history as an independent country.