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On the recordOctober 3, 1991
I, George Bush, President of the United States of America, find that the grave events that have occurred in the Republic of Haiti...constitute an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Executive Order 12775—Prohibiting Certain Transactions With Respect to Haiti

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