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Events in the year 2021 in Haiti.
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Back in the day there were high school gangs like the "Syndicate" and the "Raiders". Now there is the Haitian movement Zoe Pound and One Order to name a few.
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In April 1997, the group looted ships docked along the Miami River and tortured their crew members.
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