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A comment on Haiti’s President Is Assassinated. Parent comment

Re:Haiti’s President Is Assassinated by wutbrodo on Wednesday July 07, 2021 @01:28PM (#27763631)
The reference to being impossible to pay was in 1825, when it would have been impossible for pretty much any country to pay.
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Re:Haiti’s President Is Assassinated by rory on Wednesday July 07, 2021 @07:17PM (#27766858)
Well, a large power could have paid. But for reference, even the lower negotiated amount in 1825 was more than the entire Louisiana Purchase.
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