Gusti-Klara Gaillard-Pourchet
Gusti-Klara Gaillard-Pourchet is an esteemed Haitian academic and historian, recognized for her contributions to the understanding of Haiti's complex history and post-colonial issues. Recently, she was appointed as the co-chair of a newly established Franco-Haitian commission tasked with examining the historical 'double debt' imposed on Haiti by France, marking a significant step towards reconciling the troubled relations between the two nations.
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Gusti-Klara Gaillard Pourchet has been appointed co-president of the Franco-Haitian joint commission of historians.
Gusti-Klara Gaillard Pourchet nommée coprésidente de la Commission mixte franco-haïtienne d’historiens
Haiti· 2025-09-05Gusti-Klara Gaillard Pourchet is a Haitian historian who traced the historical mechanisms that led Haiti to have to buy back its independence.
Le prix de la liberté générale de 1793-1794Haiti· 2025-07-10Gusti-Klara Gaillard Pourchet is a Haitian historian who traced the historical mechanisms that led Haiti to have to buy back its independence.
Le prix de la liberté général de 1793-1794Haiti· 2025-07-10Gusti-Klara Gaillard Pourchet will co-preside the commission that will analyze the impact of the indemnity on Haiti.
Una comisión estudiará la indemnización pagada por Haití a Francia por su independencia
Dominican Republic· 2025-04-18
Gusti-Klara Gaillard-Pourchet is a professor at the State University of Haiti and co-chairing the commission with Yves Saint-Geours.
Haïti : la reconnaissance d’une injustice française
France· 2025-04-18
Gusti-Klara Gaillard-Pourchet will co-chair the Franco-Haitian commission examining the shared past.
Haïti : la commission d’historiens sur la « double dette » voulue par Emmanuel Macron, un « tout petit pas dans la bonne direction » pour les HaïtiensFrance· 2025-04-18