Haiti
1980 Moscow Olympics 1977 Proof Silver 50 Gourdes 36mm (21.40 grams) 0.925 Silver (0.6334 oz. ASW)
Reference: KM# 129
REPUBLIQUE D’HAÏTI 1980 OLYMPIADE – MOSCOU,
Olympic flame motif.
LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE 50 GOURDES 1977,
Coat-of-Arms.
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The 1980 Summer Olympics (Russian:
Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, romanized: Letniye
Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the
Games of the XXII Olympiad (Russian: И́гры XXII
Олимпиа́ды, romanized: Igry XXII Olimpiady) and
commonly known as Moscow 1980 (Russian: Москва
1980), were an international multi-sport event
held from 19 July to 3 August 1980 in Moscow,
Soviet Union, in present-day Russia. The Games
were the first to be staged in Eastern Europe,
and remain the only Summer Olympics held there,
as well as the first Olympic Games and only
Summer Olympics to be held in a Slavic
language-speaking country. They were also the
only Summer Olympic Games to be held in a
communist country until the 2008 Summer Olympics
held in China. These were the final Olympic
Games under the IOC Presidency of Michael
Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin.
Eighty nations were represented at the Moscow
Games, the smallest number since 1956. Led by
the United States, 66 countries boycotted the
games entirely, because of the Soviet–Afghan
War. Several alternative events were held
outside of the Soviet Union. Some athletes from
some of the boycotting countries (not included
in the list of 66 countries that boycotted the
games entirely) participated in the games under
the Olympic Flag. The Soviet Union later
boycotted the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los
Angeles. The Soviet Union won the most gold and
overall medals, with the USSR and East Germany
winning 127 out of 203 available golds.
Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti (French: République d’Haïti; Haitian Creole: Repiblik Ayiti) and formerly called Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola, east of Cuba in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Haiti is 27,750 square kilometres (10,714 sq mi) in size and has an estimated 10.8 million people, making it the most populous country in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the second-most populous country in the Caribbean as a whole. The region was originally inhabited by the indigenous Taíno people. Spain landed on the island on 5 December 1492 during the first voyage of Christopher Columbus across the Atlantic. When Columbus initially landed in Haiti, he had thought he had found India or China. On Christmas Day 1492, Columbus’ flagship the Santa Maria ran aground north of what is now Limonade. As a consequence, Columbus ordered his men to salvage what they could from the ship, and he created the first European settlement in the Americas, naming it La Navidad after the day the ship was destroyed.
The island was named La Española and claimed by Spain, which ruled until the early 17th century. Competing claims and settlements by the French led to the western portion of the island being ceded to France, which named it Saint-Domingue. Sugarcane plantations, worked by slaves brought from Africa, were established by colonists.
In the midst of the French Revolution (1789-99), slaves and free people of color revolted in the Haitian Revolution (1791-1804), culminating in the abolition of slavery and the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte’s army at the Battle of Vertières. Afterward the sovereign state of Haiti was established on 1 January 1804-the first independent nation of Latin America and the Caribbean, the second republic in the Americas, and the only nation in the world established as a result of a successful slave revolt. The rebellion that began in 1791 was led by a former slave and the first black general of the French Army, Toussaint Louverture, whose military genius and political acumen transformed an entire society of slaves into an independent country. Upon his death in a prison in France, he was succeeded by his lieutenant, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, who declared Haiti’s sovereignty and later became the first Emperor of Haiti, Jacques I. The Haitian Revolution lasted just over a dozen years; and apart from Alexandre Pétion, the first President of the Republic, all the first leaders of government were former slaves. The Citadelle Laferrière is the largest fortress in the Americas. Henri Christophe-former slave and first king of Haiti, Henri I-built it to withstand a possible foreign attack.
It is a founding member of the United Nations, Organization of American States (OAS), Association of Caribbean States, and the International Francophonie Organisation. In addition to CARICOM, it is a member of the International Monetary Fund, World Trade Organization, and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States. It has the lowest Human Development Index in the Americas. Most recently, in February 2004, a coup d’état originating in the north of the country forced the resignation and exile of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. A provisional government took control with security provided by the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH).
The 1974 FIFA World Cup, the tenth staging of the World Cup, was held in West Germany (including West Berlin) from 13 June to 7 July. The tournament marked the first time that the current trophy, the FIFA World Cup Trophy, created by the Italian sculptor Silvio Gazzaniga, was awarded. The previous trophy, the Jules Rimet Trophy, had been won for the third time by Brazil in 1970 and awarded permanently to the Brazilians. The host nation won the title, beating the Netherlands 2-1 in the final at Munich’s Olympiastadion. The victory was the second for West Germany, who had also won in 1954. Australia, East Germany, Haiti and Zaire made their first appearances at the final stage, with East Germany making their only appearance before Germany was reunified in 1990.
West Germany was chosen as the host nation by FIFA in London, England on 6 July 1966. Hosting rights for the 1978 and 1982 tournaments were awarded at the same time. West Germany agreed a deal with Spain by which Spain would support West Germany for the 1974 tournament, and in return West Germany would allow Spain to bid for the 1982 World Cup unopposed.
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