Fond-des-Blancs
Fond-des-Blancs is a communal section located in the Sud department of Haiti in the Aquin Arrondissement. It is one of several communities of Polish Haitians, mixed-race descendants of Polish Legionnaires who originally fought with the French against the Haitian Revolution.
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| Coordinates: 18°17′N 73°08′W | |
| Country | Haiti |
| Department | Sud |
| Arrondissement | Aquin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 168 km2 (65 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 19,010 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
Identifying with the Africans seeking freedom, some of the Poles switched sides and allied with the former slaves. After the rebellion and declaration of the Republic of Haiti, about 400-500 Poles settled in Haiti, in country areas, where they lived as peasants with Haitian wives and mixed-race children. They were given full citizenship in Haiti by Jean-Jacques Dessalines because of their support of the revolution.
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