did haitians come from niger or nigeria when they were brought by slaves to haiti?

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did haitians come from niger or nigeria when they were brought by slaves to haiti?

2007-03-10 15:24:54 · 2 answers · asked by westafrocherokee 1 in Travel ➔ Africa & Middle East ➔ Other - Africa & Middle East

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They were mainly captured from the kingdom of Dahomey, which occupied parts of today's Togo, Benin and Nigeria. The word 'Voodoo' derives from the word 'vodu' in the Fon language of Dahomey, which means 'spirit'

2007-03-11 00:54:32 · answer #1 · answered by nonconformiststraightguy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋

Niger.

Haiti was ruled by the Spanish and the French. Niger was aFrench colony, but Nigeria was a British colony.

2007-03-10 17:28:13 · answer #2 · answered by royal_dutch_club 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋