I can distinctively remember that specific post and all the interesting entries. It was posts exchanges, and viewpoints like those in that article that fueled my curiosity and intrigue and consequently motivating me to join DT.

Initially I though I was missing out on something. But since have realized, not.

No you don't... You just need alot of pissed off people... Baniter's collapse should have been enough to get the people marching on the streets.

To your second statement... The French hung their rich and powerful and the educated non-royal took over.... plus the april war in 1965 in DR happened because of Caamano who wanted to reinstate Juan Bosch as the rightful president of the republic... He had no money and people supported the revolution

He had no money but others supplied $$$.....Not enough because he lost.

The French revolution was lead buy the rich and educated and the Military.

anthonyC who gave cash to the Haitians? There's truth in your statement that some element of the entrenched power is often involved in any revolution, but they can't do it alone. That has also been shown often by any number of failed uprisings led by 'rebel' elites alone with no popular support.

Toussaint Louverture was educated and fought for the French. After expelling the Spain and returning Haiti to France he was the defacto leader of Haiti. Not willing to grant France power he then formed a constitution a declared haiti's Independance.

So Actually it wasn't a True Revolution but a Military Coup. Either way Toussaint Louverture and the other "rebel" leaders were educated free blacks and creoles.

I agree without popular support any revolution is bound to fail but with an edcated elite leading the way and financial backing failure is assured as well.

He was defeated cuz the Americans put more than 40,000 marines in the country and held superior weaponry... The Dominican elite couldn't muster enough resources to stop the revolution and thus Operation powerpack

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Power_Pack#Background


One for all... And all for one !!!!

In other words.....They still lost.

We still defended our honor agaisnt the most powerful nation in the world.... check the link above and see what the PRD was up agaisnt.... Still we fought... Thats what matters buddy

No it doesn't. They lost.

The only people who remember who came in 2nd are those who came in 2nd.

Brigade 2506 they came in dead last, the U.S. in Vietnam they came in last as well.

You’re just mad that a lot of those Dominicans and members of 14 de Junio members trained in Cuba. And received support from Castro…..