Haiti is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea. Hispaniola has two countries. Haiti makes up roughly the western 1/3 of the island. The Dominican Republic makes up the eastern 2/3 of the island. The two countries are not on very friendly terms and never have been. Their roots are very different. Haiti is primarily populated by African-Caribbean people with a history of French colonialism. The Dominican Republic is made up of Afro-European mixed blooded people and their roots are deeply influenced by Spanish colonialism.
Explored by Columbus on Dec. 6, 1492, Haiti's native Arawaks fell victim to Spanish rule. In 1697, Haiti became the French colony of Saint-Dominique, which became a leading sugarcane producer dependent on slaves.
In 1791, an insurrection erupted among the slave population of 480,000, resulting in a declaration of independence by Pierre-Dominique Toussaint l'Ouverture in 1801. Napoléon Bonaparte suppressed the independence movement, but it eventually triumphed in 1804 under Jean-Jacques Dessalines, who gave the new nation the Arawak name Haiti . It was the world's first independent black republic.
The flag first came into use in 1806 and was made official by the national constitution on February 25, 2012. The flag of Haiti is a bicolor flag, divided horizontally with blue on the upper half and red on the lower half.
In the inside, the ensign of Haiti is situated in a white rectangle. The crest includes a palm tree, finished with the Phrygian cap, an image of freedom, and encompassed by six Haitian banners. The tree is flanked by guns, and between them are a few articles, including a drum and cornets, and a broken chain. Over the base of the crest is a pennant that peruses "L'Union Fait La Force," which signifies "Solidarity is Strength."
The shades of the Haitian banner mirror Haiti's status as a previous French province, using the red and blue from the French banner. The story behind this likeness is that the progressive Jean-Jacques Dessalines made the banner from the French banner, uprooting the white focus and turning the stripes, the blue, and red left to speak of Haitians. The blue spoke to the previous slaves and the red spoke to the mulatto population, who are individuals of blended high contrast family line.
Explored by Columbus on Dec. 6, 1492, Haiti's native Arawaks fell victim to Spanish rule. In 1697, Haiti became the French colony of Saint-Dominique, which became a leading sugarcane producer dependent on slaves.
In 1791, an insurrection erupted among the slave population of 480,000, resulting in a declaration of independence by Pierre-Dominique Toussaint l'Ouverture in 1801. Napoléon Bonaparte suppressed the independence movement, but it eventually triumphed in 1804 under Jean-Jacques Dessalines, who gave the new nation the Arawak name Haiti . It was the world's first independent black republic.
The flag first came into use in 1806 and was made official by the national constitution on February 25, 2012. The flag of Haiti is a bicolor flag, divided horizontally with blue on the upper half and red on the lower half.
In the inside, the ensign of Haiti is situated in a white rectangle. The crest includes a palm tree, finished with the Phrygian cap, an image of freedom, and encompassed by six Haitian banners. The tree is flanked by guns, and between them are a few articles, including a drum and cornets, and a broken chain. Over the base of the crest is a pennant that peruses "L'Union Fait La Force," which signifies "Solidarity is Strength."
The shades of the Haitian banner mirror Haiti's status as a previous French province, using the red and blue from the French banner. The story behind this likeness is that the progressive Jean-Jacques Dessalines made the banner from the French banner, uprooting the white focus and turning the stripes, the blue, and red left to speak of Haitians. The blue spoke to the previous slaves and the red spoke to the mulatto population, who are individuals of blended high contrast family line.