282:
136:. The entire business community of Syrians, however, tended to sell their products to the United States. Over time, the importance of these merchant foreigners grew, reaching positions in the political order of Haiti. It is of enormous importance to Haiti, that surpassing most of the Haitians in government (one that was formed by the social elite of Haiti, against a poor majority), caused major uprisings against the Syrians and the idea widespread among Haitians was that they should be deported.
151:. At that time the Syrians had also addressed the majority of imports of goods to Haiti, both in the field of provisions as in beverages. Syrian traders also were, at present, the only foreign traders willing to work under native conditions than other groups of traders that were rejected. So, they sold wholesale. However, these traders were occupied all trades with the country, which made them gain rejection of a significant part of the population.
580:
268:
155:
rejection of
Haitians to the Syrian merchants, who were occupying the entire profession merchant, led a revolt in late August 1911. In this revolt, an opposition political party the government created, in order to get votes, was a slogan calling for the expulsion of the Syrian community. This slogan was immensely popular.
158:
Thus, the leader of this party was elected as the new president of Haiti and he banned the
Syrians from setting up enterprises in the country and removed the license they had to trade. Also, after two months since December 9 of 1911, the Syrians could no longer perform more importations to Haiti and
154:
Thus, the
Haitian government launched a new political program that limited the Syrian trade in the country. Now, the Syrians would have to have a license to import and a patent to sell. This caused a cost by Syrian merchants $ 150 per year. Over time, the system was varied occasionally. However, the
159:
six months from the same date they should remove all their undertakings. Because most of the
Syrians from Haiti were merchants, they had to migrate to other places to survive. 114 Syrian traders had licenses, of which 12 were Americans.
234:
264:
361:
526:
132:
Since the early twentieth century there was a Syrian community in Haiti. This consisted of roughly 500 people, mainly engaged in trade and many of them were
531:
418:
319:
344:
815:
810:
800:
568:
256:
546:
402:
423:
147:, explaining the reasons why the island was purchased for trade with the U.S. and asked for help and advice from the
631:
805:
561:
484:
249:
690:
186:
225:
444:
554:
242:
392:
148:
109:
57:
779:
505:
140:
576:
678:
8:
744:
201:
124:
descent or a Syrian with
Haitian citizenship. A small Syrian community exists in Haiti.
626:
620:
616:
500:
464:
459:
454:
449:
387:
673:
479:
474:
469:
439:
397:
382:
377:
356:
351:
324:
309:
304:
281:
73:
749:
718:
647:
339:
314:
191:
723:
713:
708:
334:
276:
196:
144:
133:
61:
37:
700:
521:
53:
33:
41:
794:
668:
652:
592:
206:
181:
168:
773:
600:
728:
584:
759:
754:
272:
81:
579:
267:
121:
117:
77:
97:
93:
139:
Therefore, the Syrian
American club sent a letter to the
226:
Haiti Drives out Syrian
Merchants. The New York Times
792:
562:
250:
569:
555:
257:
243:
219:
793:
550:
238:
28:Regions with significant populations
13:
14:
827:
162:
816:Syrian diaspora in North America
811:Haitian people of Syrian descent
801:Middle Eastern diaspora in Haiti
578:
280:
266:
228:. Posted in December 21, 1911.
1:
212:
187:History of the Jews in Haiti
7:
175:
10:
832:
171:, Haiti's only billionaire
127:
768:
737:
699:
661:
640:
609:
591:
514:
493:
432:
411:
370:
297:
290:
92:
87:
72:
67:
52:
47:
32:
27:
149:U.S. Federal Government
806:Ethnic groups in Haiti
113:
780:Demographics of Haiti
141:U.S. State Department
88:Related ethnic groups
16:Ethnic group in Haiti
403:United Arab Emirates
202:Palestinian Haitian
24:
22:
788:
787:
544:
543:
540:
539:
103:
102:
74:Roman Catholicism
823:
621:African American
583:
582:
571:
564:
557:
548:
547:
295:
294:
285:
284:
271:
270:
259:
252:
245:
236:
235:
229:
223:
192:Lebanese Haitian
134:Syrian Americans
25:
21:
831:
830:
826:
825:
824:
822:
821:
820:
791:
790:
789:
784:
764:
733:
695:
657:
636:
605:
587:
577:
575:
545:
536:
510:
489:
428:
407:
366:
286:
279:
265:
263:
233:
232:
224:
220:
215:
197:Mulatto Haitian
178:
165:
145:Washington D.C.
130:
106:Syrian Haitians
20:
17:
12:
11:
5:
829:
819:
818:
813:
808:
803:
786:
785:
783:
782:
777:
769:
766:
765:
763:
762:
757:
752:
747:
741:
739:
735:
734:
732:
731:
726:
721:
716:
711:
705:
703:
697:
696:
694:
693:
688:
687:
686:
681:
676:
665:
663:
659:
658:
656:
655:
650:
644:
642:
638:
637:
635:
634:
629:
624:
613:
611:
607:
606:
604:
603:
597:
595:
589:
588:
574:
573:
566:
559:
551:
542:
541:
538:
537:
535:
534:
529:
524:
518:
516:
512:
511:
509:
508:
503:
497:
495:
491:
490:
488:
487:
485:United Kingdom
482:
477:
472:
467:
462:
457:
452:
447:
442:
436:
434:
430:
429:
427:
426:
421:
415:
413:
409:
408:
406:
405:
400:
395:
390:
385:
380:
374:
372:
368:
367:
365:
364:
359:
354:
349:
348:
347:
337:
332:
327:
322:
317:
312:
307:
301:
299:
292:
288:
287:
262:
261:
254:
247:
239:
231:
230:
217:
216:
214:
211:
210:
209:
204:
199:
194:
189:
184:
177:
174:
173:
172:
164:
163:Notable People
161:
129:
126:
114:Ayisyen Syrien
110:Haitian Creole
101:
100:
90:
89:
85:
84:
70:
69:
65:
64:
58:Haitian Creole
50:
49:
45:
44:
34:Port-au-Prince
30:
29:
23:Syrian Haitian
18:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
828:
817:
814:
812:
809:
807:
804:
802:
799:
798:
796:
781:
778:
776:
775:
771:
770:
767:
761:
758:
756:
753:
751:
748:
746:
743:
742:
740:
736:
730:
727:
725:
722:
720:
717:
715:
712:
710:
707:
706:
704:
702:
698:
692:
689:
685:
682:
680:
677:
675:
672:
671:
670:
667:
666:
664:
660:
654:
651:
649:
646:
645:
643:
639:
633:
630:
628:
625:
622:
618:
615:
614:
612:
608:
602:
599:
598:
596:
594:
590:
586:
581:
572:
567:
565:
560:
558:
553:
552:
549:
533:
530:
528:
525:
523:
520:
519:
517:
513:
507:
504:
502:
499:
498:
496:
492:
486:
483:
481:
478:
476:
473:
471:
468:
466:
463:
461:
458:
456:
453:
451:
448:
446:
443:
441:
438:
437:
435:
431:
425:
422:
420:
417:
416:
414:
410:
404:
401:
399:
396:
394:
391:
389:
386:
384:
381:
379:
376:
375:
373:
369:
363:
362:French Guiana
360:
358:
355:
353:
350:
346:
343:
342:
341:
340:United States
338:
336:
333:
331:
328:
326:
323:
321:
318:
316:
313:
311:
308:
306:
303:
302:
300:
296:
293:
289:
283:
278:
274:
269:
260:
255:
253:
248:
246:
241:
240:
237:
227:
222:
218:
208:
207:White Haitian
205:
203:
200:
198:
195:
193:
190:
188:
185:
183:
182:Arab Haitians
180:
179:
170:
169:Gilbert Bigio
167:
166:
160:
156:
152:
150:
146:
142:
137:
135:
125:
123:
119:
115:
111:
107:
99:
95:
91:
86:
83:
79:
75:
71:
66:
63:
59:
55:
51:
46:
43:
39:
35:
31:
26:
774:Portal:Haiti
772:
683:
393:Saudi Arabia
329:
221:
157:
153:
138:
131:
105:
104:
38:Pétion-Ville
19:Ethnic group
679:Palestinian
662:Middle East
527:Ivory Coast
506:New Zealand
445:Netherlands
371:Middle East
42:Cap-Haïtien
795:Categories
213:References
632:Dominican
501:Australia
357:Venezuela
305:Argentina
291:Countries
48:Languages
674:Lebanese
627:Canadian
617:American
610:Americas
585:Haitians
325:Colombia
298:Americas
277:diaspora
176:See also
68:Religion
755:Sacatra
750:Mulatto
745:Marabou
729:Spanish
719:Italian
648:Chinese
532:Senegal
494:Oceania
465:Germany
460:Austria
455:Finland
450:Denmark
388:Lebanon
352:Uruguay
273:Syrians
128:History
118:Haitian
82:Judaism
724:Polish
714:German
709:French
701:Europe
691:Jewish
684:Syrian
653:Indian
601:Maroon
593:Africa
515:Africa
480:Sweden
475:Norway
470:Greece
440:France
433:Europe
398:Turkey
383:Kuwait
378:Jordan
335:Mexico
315:Canada
310:Brazil
122:Syrian
116:) are
62:Arabic
54:French
760:Taíno
738:Other
522:Ghana
424:Japan
419:China
330:Haiti
320:Chile
94:Arabs
78:Islam
669:Arab
641:Asia
412:Asia
345:Jews
275:and
98:Jews
143:of
120:of
797::
112::
96:,
80:,
76:,
60:,
56:,
40:,
36:,
623:)
619:(
570:e
563:t
556:v
258:e
251:t
244:v
108:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
