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Uprising in Haiti A peaceful scene outside the presidential palace before the violence spread. Haiti's President Jean-Bertrand Aristide resigned and flew into exile on February 29, 2004, pressured by a bloody rebellion and a push from the United States. Gunfire crackled as the capital fell into chaos. After word spread of the president's departure, angry Aristide supporters roamed the streets armed with old rifles, pistols, machetes and sticks, often firing wildly into crowds on the Champs de Mars, the main square in front of the palace. The crisis had been brewing since Aristide's party swept flawed legislative elections in 2000, prompting international donors to freeze millions in dollars in aid. Opponents also accused Aristide of breaking promises to help the poor, allowing corruption fueled by drug trafficking and masterminding attacks on opponents by armed gangs, the "Chimere" -- charges the president denied. The discontent erupted into violence 3 1/2 weeks earlier, as rebels began driving police from towns and cities in the north. Anarchy reigned in Port-au-Prince for many days after Aristide's departure. More than 3,000 inmates held in the National Penitentiary were released. Looters emptied the main shipping port, a police station, and hit pharmacies, supermarkets and other businesses. "Chop off their heads and burn their homes," rioters screamed, echoing the war cry of Jean-Jacques Dessalines, the general who ousted French troops and torched plantations to end slavery in Haiti. Some anti-Aristide militants organized armed posses that prowled the streets in pickup trucks, searching for and killing Aristide supporters.
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