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Syrian Haitians
Syrian Haitians (French language, French: ''Haïtiens syriens''; Haitian Creole: ''Ayisyen siryen''; Arabic language, Arabic: ''الهايتيين السوريين'') are Haitian of Syrian descent or a Syrian with Haitian citizenship. A small Syrian community exists in Haiti. History Since the early twentieth century there was a Syrian community in Haiti. This consisted of roughly 500 people, mainly engaged in trade and many of them were Syrian Americans. The entire business community of Syrians, however, tended to sell their products to the United States. Over time, the importance of these merchant foreigners grew, reaching positions in the political order of Haiti. It is of enormous importance to Haiti, that surpassing most of the Haitians in government (one that was formed by the social elite of Haiti, against a poor majority), caused major uprisings against the Syrians and the idea widespread among Haitians was that they should be deported. Therefore, the Syrian American clu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port-au-Prince
Port-au-Prince ( ; ; , ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Haiti, most populous city of Haiti. The city's population was estimated at 1,200,000 in 2022 with the metropolitan area estimated at a population of 2,618,894. The metropolitan area is defined by the IHSI as including the Communes of Haiti, communes of Port-au-Prince, Delmas, Ouest, Delmas, Cité Soleil, Tabarre, Carrefour, Ouest, Carrefour, and Pétion-Ville. The city of Port-au-Prince is on the Gulf of Gonâve: the bay on which the city lies, which acts as a natural harbor, has sustained economic activity since the civilizations of the Taíno. It was first incorporated under Saint-Domingue, French colonial rule in 1749. The city's layout is similar to that of an amphitheater; commercial districts are near the water, while residential neighborhoods are located on the hills above. Its population is difficult to ascertain due to the rapid growth of slums in the hillsides above the city; however, recent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilbert Bigio
Gilbert Bigio is a retired Haitian businessman. He is the founder of GB Group and Haiti's only billionaire. He was sanctioned by the Government of Canada for his involvement in arms trafficking and human rights violations in Haiti. Bigio is also the de facto leader of Haiti's Jewish community and an honorary consul to Israel. Bigio's name appeared in the 2021 Pandora Papers leak of secret offshore company documents by the ICIJ. In an accounting document from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein, Bigio was revealed as the buyer of Epstein's Mercedes Maybach at a price of $132,000. Other leaked documents showed Bigio moving wealth to Miami and Switzerland through offshore companies in different tax havens. Early years Bigio is from a Sephardic Jewish family from Aleppo in the Ottoman Empire (now Syria), whose family emigrated to Haiti in 1896. The family has also been involved in other commercial activities all throughout the country. The Bigio family has remained in Haiti, prominent i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ethnic Groups In Haiti
Haiti is the 83rd most populous country in the world, with an estimated population of 11,123,178 as of July 2018. The last national census in Haiti was done in 2003. Although much of that data has not been released, the population recorded was 8,812,245. According to population DNA tests, approximately 80% of the population of Haiti is Afro-Haitian. Within Black Haitian DNA, according to a study, the composition is approximately 88% African, the rest are European or mixed European. This is evidenced in DNA ancestry read outs where the average Haitian consistently tests at nearly 85-95 percent sub-Saharan African DNA. The remaining population of Haiti is primarily composed of Mulattoes, Europeans, Asians, and Arabs. Hispanic residents in Haiti are mostly Cuban and Dominican. About two-thirds of Haitian people live in rural areas. Several demographic studies, including those by social work researcher Athena Kolbe, have provided estimates of the demographic information of u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middle Eastern Diaspora In Haiti
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White Haitian
White Haitians (, ; Haitian Creole: ''blan ayisyen''), are Haitians of predominant or full European descent. There were approximately 20,000 whites around the Haitian Revolution, mainly French, in Saint-Domingue. They were divided into two main groups: The Planters and Petit Blancs. The first Europeans to settle in Haiti were the Spanish. The Spanish enslaved the indigenous Haitians to work on sugar plantations and in gold mines. European diseases such as measles and smallpox killed all but a few thousand of the indigenous Haitians. Many other indigenous Haitians died from overwork and harsh treatment in the mines from slavery. Most Europeans who settled in Haiti were killed or fled during the Haitian Revolution. History European conquest and colonization The presence of whites in Haiti dates back to the founding of La Navidad, the first European settlement in the Americas by Christopher Columbus in 1492. It was built from the timbers of his wrecked ship Santa María, during his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palestinian Haitian
Palestinian Haitians ( French: ''Haïtiens palestiniens''; Haitian Creole: ''Ayisyen Palestinyen''; Arabic: ''الهايتيين الفلسطينيين'') are Haitians of Palestinian descent, or Palestinians with Haitian citizenship. Notable Palestinian Haitians * Antoine Izméry, murdered wealthy businessman and political activist * Nathalie Handal, award-winning poet, writer, and playwright * Roger Jaar, successful businessman * Issa El-Saieh (1919-2005) musician, band leader, businessman, gallerist, art collector and philanthropist See also * Arab Haitians * Mulatto Haitians * Lebanese Haitians * Syrian Haitians * White Haitians References {{Palestinian diaspora Middle Eastern diaspora in Haiti Ethnic groups in Haiti Haiti Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of the Bahamas. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island, which it shares with the Domin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mulatto Haitian
Mulatto (, ) is a term in Haiti that is historically linked to Haitians who are born to one white parent and one black parent, or two mulatto parents. People of mulatto or white descent constitute a minority of 5 percent of the Haitian population. See also * Affranchi * Gens de couleur * Free people of color * Afro-Haitians * White Haitians * Marabou * Mulatto * Passing (racial identity) * Creole peoples Creole peoples may refer to various ethnic groups around the world. The term's meaning exhibits regional variations, often sparking debate. Creole peoples represent a diverse array of ethnicities, each possessing a distinct cultural identity tha ... References and footnotes {{Haitian people Ethnic groups in Haiti Mulatto Multiracial affairs in the Caribbean People from Saint-Domingue Person of color ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lebanese Haitian
Lebanese Haitians ( French: ''Haïtiens libanais''; Haitian Creole: ''Ayisyen Libanè''; Arabic: ''الهايتيين اللبنانيين'') are Haitians of Lebanese descent, one of several groups of Arab Haitians. Their history dates back to the late 1800s, when many individuals left Lebanon for the Americas, including Haiti. They are active in a variety of industries, including retail and telecommunications. As of 2010, their population was estimated at 12,000. As a minority with a position of relative power in the Haitian economy, they have faced ethnic discrimination, notably encouraged by gang leader Jimmy Chérizier. History Lebanon saw widespread emigration to the Americas during the second half of the 19th century as a result of regional and international conflicts, such as the ethnic conflict between the Maronite Christians and the Druze in 1860. Lebanese individuals travelled to the United States, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, and various other Latin American states. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of The Jews In Haiti
The history of the Jews in Haiti ( French: ''Juifs en Haïti''; Haitian Creole: ''Jwif Ayisyen yo'') stretches from the beginning of the European settlement until the modern day. As of 2013, the Jewish population was around 25, predominantly in the capital of Port-au-Prince. History The first Jewish settlement In 1492, the first Jew in Haiti was Luis de Torres, an interpreter for Christopher Columbus. After Haiti was taken over and colonized by the French in 1633, many Dutch Jews (of whom many were Marrano) emigrated from Brazil in 1634 and became employees of the French sugar plantations and further developed the trade. In 1683, the Jews were expelled from Haiti and all other French colonies, due to the ''Code Noir'' (Black Code), which both restricted the activities of free Negroes and forbade the exercise of any religion other than Roman Catholicism. However, despite the Code Noir, a limited number of Jews remained in French trading companies as leading officials, including f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arab Haitians
Levantine Haitians ( French: Levantine ''haïtiens''; Haitian Creole: ''Ayisyen levantin)'' are Haitians of full or partial Levantine ancestry, including Levant-born immigrants to Haiti. History The first Levantine immigrants to arrive in Haiti in the mid 19th century. During the time, Levantine business secnated by Italian immigrants. Many of Levantines migrated to the countryside where they peddled and were very informal economically speaking. World War I, which took place when Lebanon was part of the Germany-allied Ottoman Empire, triggered a Lebanese migration to the Americas, with Haiti receiving a large number of Lebanese immigrants. Haiti received a score of Palestinian refugees during the 1948 Nakba. The country was estimated to have about between 500,000 and 1 million residents of Levantine heritage. Social relations Levantine Haitians are commonly considered as part of the upper class within Haitian society, yet they maintain their own unique presence separate from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Islam In Haiti
Islam in Haiti consists of a small minority of Muslims forming less than 1% of the total population, composed of locals and foreign immigrants. A number of mosques and Islamic organizations are present in the country. Islam was introduced from Africa during the slave trade period ( starting 16th century), but orthodox religious beliefs declined in Haiti in the years that followed. It was then reintroduced by Arab immigrants in 1922 when they met with the very few native Haitian Muslims left and it has been slowly growing from then up to the present. Muslims can practice their religion freely and Islamic studies are available. Organizations Islamic organizations in Haiti include the Bilal Mosque and Islamic Center in Cap-Haïtien, which offers programs in Islamic studies and daily prayers. Other notable organizations include Masjid Shaheed Haiti Miragoâne Mosque in Miragoâne and the Centre Spirituel Allah ou Akbar in Port-au-Prince. Masjid Tawhid Haiti laid and is near comple ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duvalier Dynasty
The Duvalier family (French language, French: ''Dynastie des Duvalier''; Haitian Creole: ''Dinasti Duvalier'') was an Autocracy, autocratic hereditary dictatorship in Haiti that lasted almost 29 years, from 1957 until 1986, spanning the rule of the father-and-son duo François Duvalier ("Papa Doc") and Jean-Claude Duvalier ("Baby Doc"). History Direct elections, the first in Haiti's history, 1950 Haitian general election, were held in October 1950, and Paul Magloire, an elite black Colonel in the Armed Forces of Haiti, military, was elected. Hurricane Hazel hit the island in 1954, devastating the nation's infrastructure and economy. Hurricane relief was inadequately distributed and misspent, and Magloire jailed opponents and shut down newspapers. After he refused to step down after his term ended, a general strike shut down Port-au-Prince's economy, and Magloire fled, leaving the government in a state of chaos. When elections 1957 Haitian general election, were finally held in Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
