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After Haiti gained its independence, Dessalines recognized the Poles and spared them when he ordered the massacre of most French whites and many free blacks (mulattos) on the island. He granted the Poles classification as Noir (black), who constituted the new ruling class, and in the constitution granted them full Haitian citizenship. [13]
First head of state of Haiti Jean-Jacques Dessalines called the Poles the white Negroes of Europe, [1] [2] in an expression of respect and empathy for the situation of the Poles. The 1805 Haitian constitution granted the Poles Haitian citizenship. [3] A Polish community lives in Haiti to this day with their main center in Casale.
Some of Polish soldiers sent to Saint-Domingue deserted and joined the Haitian rebels in their quest for independence, and about 400 settled on the island after the war. They were granted full citizenship by Jean-Jacques Dessalines , who led the country.
Those spared consisted of the Polish ex-soldiers who were given Haitian citizenship for helping black Haitians in fights against white colonialists; a small group of German colonists invited to the north-west region before the revolution; and a group of medical doctors and professionals. [23]
Both humanitarian parole and Temporary Protected Status are considered lawful statuses under immigration law, immigration experts said.
Jesse Eisenberg Jason Mendez/WireImage Jesse Eisenberg says he is in the process of becoming a citizen of Poland. “I applied for Polish citizenship about 9 months ago. Apparently, all the ...
The Polish diaspora comprises Poles ... around 300 Poles have acquired Portuguese citizenship since 2008 thus making the ... the Haitian constitution stated that ...
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services released details on Friday about the new parole program for Cubans, Haitians and Nicaraguans that was announced Thursday by President Joe Biden.