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the Haitian forces who were continuing to surround the Dominican embassy in Port-
au-Prince. On the same day, the United States sent its Caribbean Ready Amphibious
Squadron of the US Atlantic Fleet, with the 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade to the
Gulf of Gonave. Following the move by the United States, Britain, and Canada both
sent warships to the Gonave Channel (the United Kingdom sent the H.M.S. Cavalier
along with a detachment of Royal Marines, and Canada sent the H.M.C.S. Saskatch
ewan). The crackdown within Haiti continued to get worse but then subsided a bit at
the end of May. On June 3, 1963, task forces stationed in the Gulf of Gonave were
withdrawn.
MID#2354
Dispute Number: 2354
Date(s): January 31, 1986 to February 1, 1986
Participants: 42 Dominican Republic/41 Haiti
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: The Dominican Republic closed its border with Haiti following the oust-
ing of Haitian President Duvalier. The Dominican Republic also deployed extra troops
to arm the border, but the border reopened once protests ended.
MID#2736
Dispute Number: 2736
Date(s): November 29, 1987
Participants: 42 Dominican Republic/41 Haiti
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Violence erupted following the cancellation of the Haitian election in
1987, and the Dominican Republic immediately closed its border and went on alert.
Coding changes: End Date changed from December 30, 1987.
MID#4016
Started in October 1993. See the narrative in the 2 United States of America/41 Haiti
dyad dispute list.
MID#4497
Dispute Number: 4497
Date(s): February 22, 2004 to February 26, 2004
Participants: 42 Dominican Republic/41 Haiti
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: The Dominican Republic twice reinforced its border to guard against refu-
gees and rebels fleeing the rebellion in Haiti.
Coding changes: End Date changed from February 22, 2004.