It belonged to the Dominican Republic until 1936, when Dominican and Haitian leaders agreed to a boundary change in favor of Haiti, as the Haitian government commanded by Sténio Vincent wanted to move the border eastward while the Dominican regime under Rafael Trujillo saw the relinquish of the territory (despite some domestic opposition) as a de-Haitianization of the country, as that area had experienced a significant Haitian settlement in the previous decades, bolster by both Haiti's population explosion and scarcity of wastelands, with ethnic Dominicans becoming a minority in Belladère (then Veladero) and its surrounding areas.
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belladère, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, 2008, learn, whe. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Belladere news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2008 Learn how and when to remove this template message Belladere Haitian Creole Belade Spanish Veladero is a commune in the Lascahobas Arrondissement inside the Centre department of Haiti Its border crossing to the Dominican town Comendador is one of the four chief land crossings to the Dominican Republic Belladere BeladeCommuneBelladereLocation in HaitiCoordinates 18 52 0 N 71 46 0 W 18 86667 N 71 76667 W 18 86667 71 76667CountryHaitiDepartmentCentreArrondissementLascahobasDominican cession to Haiti1936Elevation400 m 1 300 ft Population 7 August 2003 1 Total60 239It belonged to the Dominican Republic until 1936 when Dominican and Haitian leaders agreed to a boundary change in favor of Haiti as the Haitian government commanded by Stenio Vincent wanted to move the border eastward while the Dominican regime under Rafael Trujillo saw the relinquish of the territory despite some domestic opposition as a de Haitianization of the country as that area had experienced a significant Haitian settlement in the previous decades bolster by both Haiti s population explosion and scarcity of wastelands with ethnic Dominicans becoming a minority in Belladere then Veladero and its surrounding areas References Edit Institut Haitien de Statistique et d Informatique IHSI This article about a location in Haiti is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Belladere amp oldid 1109916796, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
