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Hispaniola Events

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Decolonizing the Treasury hispaniola_events.1

The last franc owed to … for our emancipation is paid. Revelry grips the streets.

To The Last Penny! The financial fetters that chained us to our old colonial masters have been broken at last, as the final installment to our … creditors, with great fanfare, was deposited with the Caisse des dépôts et consignations earlier this afternoon, marking the end of decades of financial humiliation.

Let us be the only masters of the soil. The Remade Pearl of the Antilles: +60 Prestige

For the Forefathers, for the Fatherland. The Country of Our Ancestors: -20% Radicals from Political Movements

The Miracle of Saint Domingue hispaniola_events.2

… has paid its indemnity and debts in full. Per the terms of its agreement with us, it is now free of its obligations.

When the … indemnity was imposed in 1825, in truth, few Frenchmen expected it to ever be paid off in full. But against all odds, Haiti has achieved just that, making the final payment at the Caisse des dépôts et consignations in … earlier this afternoon.

Issue an official congratulation to the Haitian government. Haitian Financial Independence: -2 Interest Group Approval

Haiti Requests Indemnity Renegotiation hispaniola_events.3

The country of …, suffering under a massive indemnity owed us for the exchange of their freedom, has requested a renegotiation of the terms.

"As a humble servant of …'s National Assembly, and the treasury of this nation, it is my duty to inform you that the indemnity we are bound to is beyond our means. The means to remove the iron manacles has only seen it become paper bindings instead. Surely you must understand having your wings crushed by debt. I beg of you, as … of …, ease our people's suffering."

Granted. Influence is a currecy of its own. Large Haitian Independence Payments: +1500 Tax Income, +3% Prestige Significant Haitian Independence Payments: +1000 Tax Income, +2% Prestige Small Haitian Independence Payments: +2% Prestige, +500 Tax Income

Denied. The Haitians will pay their due.

France Agrees to Indemnity Reduction hispaniola_events.4

Our negotiations with … have borne fruit. In an official communiqué signed by … … …, one quarter of the owed indemnity is written off, though with certain diplomatic strings attached.

Your letter arrived to me in good faith, and I must say that I am dismayed. We had received full assurances your island nation was able to remunerate our lost costs. But rest assured that I, … …, have seen to it personally. Parliament has come to terms with a new deal for your people.

Trè byen, gras a Dye! Large French Independence Payments: +1500 Government Expenses, -30% Prestige, +15% Radicals from Political Movements, +500% Gold reserve limit Significant French Independence Payments: +1000 Government Expenses, -20% Prestige, +10% Radicals from Political Movements, +500% Gold reserve limit Small French Independence Payments: +500 Government Expenses, -10% Prestige, +5% Radicals from Political Movements, +500% Gold reserve limit

France Refuses Indemnity Reduction hispaniola_events.5

In yet another display of colonial arrogance, … has refused any and all suggestions to reduce the indemnity—the … representative instead launched into a tirade about financial obligations and the horrors of Saint Domingue.

"So what will we tell the people now? That we bleed them as badly as the French?" "No... no, we cannot. They've suffered enough." "We cannot default this payment, or we will invite the French back. Whoever we beg may put us in irons faster than them, too."

Bondye modi li!

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