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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 ...
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 ...
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.
A celebration commemorating the 150th anniversary of Haiti's independence from France, during which monuments to the "heroes of independence" are inaugurated in Port-au-Prince, began. 4 January: The celebration ended. 8 October
Haitian Flag Day is May 18, but you don't have to wait until that Saturday to celebrate 220 years of Haitian independence. Gov. Kathy Hochul proclaimed May to be Haitian Heritage Month in New York ...
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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.
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