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The Haitian Declaration of Independence (French: Acte de l'Indépendance de la République d'Haïti) was proclaimed on 1 January 1804 in the port city of Gonaïves by Jean-Jacques Dessalines, marking the end of 13-year long Haitian Revolution.
Haitian French (French: français haïtien [fʁɑ̃sɛ aisjɛ̃]; Haitian Creole: fransè ayisyen) is the variety of French spoken in Haiti. [1] Haitian French is close to standard French. It should be distinguished from Haitian Creole , which is not mutually intelligible with French.
French Haitians, also called Franco-Haitians (French: Haïtiens français; Haitian Creole: Ayisyen Franse) are citizens of Haiti of full or partial French ancestry. The term is sometimes also applied to Haitians who migrated to France in the 20th and 21st century and who have acquired French citizenship, as well to their descendants.
A squadron of French ships arrives in Haiti to deliver the news of Charles X's ordinance of 17 April to President Boyer 1831: 22 September: The city of Pétion-Ville, a suburb of Port-au-Prince named for Alexandre Pétion, is founded by Boyer 1838: Haiti's remaining debt to France, 120 million francs, is reduced to 60 million francs 1842: 7 May
Haiti was a French colony, and the final years of the 1791–1804 Haitian Revolution brought a wave of French settlers and their Haitian slaves to Cuba. They came mainly to the east, and especially Guantanamo, where the French later introduced sugar cultivation, constructed sugar refineries and developed coffee plantations.
The Lycée Alexandre Dumas (LAD, Haitian Creole: Lise Alexandre-Dumas) is a French international school in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. [1] It has primaire (primary school) and collège-lycée (junior and senior high school) levels. [2] Lycée Alexandre Dumas, a university preparatory school, is considered to be an "elite" institution within Haiti. [3]
Le Moniteur (French pronunciation: [lə mɔnitœʁ]; or Le Moniteur haïtien) is the official journal of the Republic of Haiti, published in Port-au-Prince. [1] Initially a weekly newspaper, Le Moniteur has been published twice a week since 1876. [2] Publication of Le Moniteur haïtien began on February 8, 1845.
The Ministry of Interior and Territorial Communities (French: ministère de l'Intérieur et des Collectivités territoriales, MICT) is a ministry of the Government of Haiti. An interior ministry, it is mainly responsible for the maintenance of internal security and domestic policy. In addition, the ministry is part of the Prime Minister's Cabinet.