2010 – 2019
2010s
- May 10, 2015Hollande recalls the 1825 indemnity in Guadeloupe, then visits Haiti
On 10 May 2015, opening the Mémorial ACTe, French president François Hollande evokes the 150 million francs and says he will 'pay the debt' on reaching Haiti. His office says he meant a moral debt; he visits Port-au-Prince on 12 May.
- c. 2016French Parliament votes to repeal Charles X's 1825 ordinance as a symbolic act
An amendment tabled on 9 June 2016 by Victorin Lurel to the equality and citizenship bill abrogates the 17 April 1825 ordinance. It is explicitly symbolic and offers no reparation; the exact date of final adoption is uncertain.