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On the recordSeptember 29, 1992
Because the assault on Haiti's democracy represented by the military's forced exile of President Aristide continues to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States, I am continuing the national emergency with respect to Haiti.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Notice on Continuation of Haitian Emergency

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