St. Domingue
When Haiti was a French colony, it was known as Saint-Domingue.
Haiti was formerly a colony of France, but it is presently an independent (although impoverished) nation.
In French it is spelt Haïti and pronounced [a·i·ti].
Saint-Domingue was a French colony located on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola (present-day Haiti). It was not a city or state but a colonial territory.
Haiti is an island in the Northwestern Caribbean beside the Dominican Republic. It struggles with natural disasters and an unstable government. It once was a wealthy French colony that gained independence in 1804.
There was a successful revolution in the French colony of Haiti
When Haiti was a French colony, it was known as Saint-Domingue.
Haiti use to be a colony of France.Haiti use to be a colony of France.
It was originally a very prosperous French colony growing coffee and sugar cane. The slave rebellion in 1791 and the French government's ending of slavery in 1794 eventually drove the French out of the colony and Haiti established its independance. Part of the island of Hispanola became the Dominican Republic in 1844, the other part Haiti.
Yes, before Haiti was colonized by France, Haiti was called Saint-Dominguez (or Saint-Domingue... I'm not sure which is correct). When Haiti became an independent nation in 1804 after the Haitian Revolution, its name became Haiti.
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Yes, Haiti is a francophone country. It is a former French colony and this is why French and Haitian creole French are spoken here.
yes, that is why some speak french
French colony
It was called St. Domingue.