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On 7 June 1897, the Congress of the Dominican Republic passed an act adopting "Himno Nacional" with the original music and revised lyrics as the country's official national anthem; however, then-President Ulises Heureaux (1846–1898) vetoed the act, because the lyric's author, Prud’Homme, was an opponent of the president and his ...
YouTube originally offered videos at only one quality level, displayed at a resolution of 320×240 pixels using the Sorenson Spark codec (a variant of H.263), [29] [30] with mono MP3 audio. [31] In June 2007, YouTube added an option to watch videos in 3GP format on mobile phones. [32]
"Ditanyè" [1] (usually written "Le Ditanyè " [2] [3] [4]), also known as "L'Hymne de la victoire " [2] ("The Anthem of Victory", Mossi: "Burkina Faso fãag-m-meng yɩɩlle"; [5] [6]) or "Une Seule Nuit" ("One Single Night" [7]), is the national anthem of Burkina Faso. Former president Thomas Sankara, also a jazz guitarist, wrote the lyrics. [7]
"Pheng Xat Lao" (Lao: ເພງຊາດລາວ [pʰeŋ saːt laːw], "Song of the Lao People") is the national anthem of the Lao People's Democratic Republic. It was written and composed in 1941 by Thongdy Sounthonevichit. It was adopted as the national anthem of the Kingdom of Laos in 1945.
Rwanda's original national anthem, written when the country achieved independence from Belgium in 1962, was called "Rwanda Rwacu" ("Our Rwanda").Independence was achieved at a time of high tension, following the Rwandan Revolution: centuries of rule by the minority Tutsi group had been overturned in just three years, the majority Hutu taking power in a violent upheaval, and forcing more than ...
The poetic words of Justin Lhérisson and martial composition of Nicolas Geffrard won over the judges, [5] who preferred it to "L'Artibonitienne" by Capois diplomat Louis Edouard Pouget. [ 4 ] The anthem was premiered at an October 1903 celebration of the Armée Indigène's entry into Port-au-Prince organised by the Association du Petit ...
"L'Aube nouvelle" ("The Dawn of a New Day") is the national anthem of Benin. Written and composed by Father Gilbert Jean Dagnon, it was adopted upon independence of the Republic of Dahomey from France in 1960.
The English-language version of "L'hymne" (French-language duet between Dion and Pellerin), titled "Hymn," features Dion vocals only. [3] The soundtrack to Snowtime! was released digitally on 12 February 2016 and on CD on 19 February 2016. [3] "Hymn" was chosen as the first single and the music video to this version premiered on 5 February 2016.