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  2. Independence Day (Haiti) - Wikipedia

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    Independence Day in Haiti is celebrated annually as a public holiday on every 1st of January [1] along with New Years Day, commemorating the nation's liberation from the French Empire. [1] [2] It also marks the birth of the world's first independent black republic, one achieved through an unprecedented successful slave revolt with the Haitian ...

  3. Public holidays in Haiti - Wikipedia

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    New Year's Day and Independence Day: Nouvel an / Jour de l'an / Premier de l'a et Jour de l'Indépendance: Commemorates the day in 1804 when Jean-Jacques Dessalines declared independence and restored the country's native name. 2 January: Ancestry Day: Jour des Aieux: Commemorates ancestors and other loved ones who have died fighting for freedom ...

  4. List of national independence days - Wikipedia

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    An independence day is an annual event commemorating the anniversary of a nation's ... Haiti: Independence Day: ... Independence Day: 26 July: 1847 American ...

  5. The History Behind Black and Haitian New Year's Traditions - AOL

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    By November 1803, the Bossales and Creoles rose up and defeated the French together, and their Creole emperor Jean-Jacques Dessalines declared Haitian independence on Jan. 1, 1804.

  6. Celebrate Haitian Heritage Month, Haitian Flag Day in ... - AOL

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    Haitian Flag Day is May 18, but you don't have to wait until then to celebrate 220 years of Haitian independence. ... 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help.

  7. Independence of Haiti - Wikipedia

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    The Haitian Declaration of Independence was proclaimed on January 1st, 1804, in the port city of Gonaïves by Jean-Jacques Dessalines, marking the end of the 13-year-long Haitian Revolution. With this declaration, Haiti became the first independent Black nation in the Western Hemisphere.

  8. Haitian Declaration of Independence - Wikipedia

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    The Haitian Declaration of Independence (French: Acte de l'Indépendance de la République d'Haïti) was proclaimed on 1 January 1804 in the port city of Gonaïves by Jean-Jacques Dessalines, marking the end of 13-year long Haitian Revolution.

  9. United States and the Haitian Revolution - Wikipedia

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    The Haitian Revolution and the subsequent independence of Haiti as an independent state provoked mixed reactions in the United States. Among many white Americans, this led to uneasiness, instilling fears of racial instability on its own soil and possible problems with foreign relations and trade between the two countries.