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Symbol Name Image Reference Flag The Bicolor [1] [2]Coat of Arms The Palmiste [1] [2]National Bird Hispaniolan Trogan [1] [2]National Anthem La Dessalinienne [1] [2]National Mottos
Ganges river dolphin (national aquatic animal) Platanista gangetica [33] Indian elephant (national heritage animal) Elephas maximus indicus [34] Indonesia: Komodo dragon (national animal) Varanus komodoensis [35] Javan hawk-eagle (national bird) Nisaetus bartelsi [35] Asian arowana (national fish) Scleropages formosus [35] Italy: Italian wolf ...
Le Marron Inconnu de Port au prince, [4] shortened as Le Marron Inconnu (French pronunciation: [lə ma.ʁɔ̃ ɛ̃.kɔ.ny], "The Unknown Maroon"), also called Neg Marron or Nèg Mawon (Haitian Creole pronunciation: [nɛɡ ma.ʁɔ̃], "Maroon Man"), [5] [6] is a bronze statue of a runaway slave, better known as a maroon, standing in the center of Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
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Flag of the Second Empire of Haiti An attempt to restore the black and red flag which was made in 1844 failed. In 1847, Faustin Soulouque was elected president and in 1849 he proclaimed himself Emperor under the name of Faustin I, who kept the blue and red band, but changed the coat of arms with his own in representation of his monarch rule.
Coat of arms of Haiti; Armiger: Republic of Haiti: Adopted: 1986: Shield: A palm tree surmounted by a liberty cap on a stake, proper [1]: Supporters: A trophy of six rifles, six civil flags, two axes, two bugles, and a drum between two cannons pointing outwards on their gun-carriages, thereon two powder-bags, on the dexter one an infantry-hat, on the sinister one a cavalry-hat, between two ...
Hispaniolan trogon. Trogons are brightly coloured birds with long, strongly graduated tails, small feet, and short, thick bills. The Hispaniolan trogon has metallic green upperparts, a gray throat and breast, and a red belly and is separated from the closely related Cuban trogon by the more typical tail of this species.
Jungle animals, rituals, dances, and gods evoke the African past. Artists paint in fable as well. People are disguised as animals and animals are transformed into people. Symbols take on great meaning. For example, a rooster often represents Aristide and the red and blue colors of the flag of Haiti, often represent his Lavalas party.