History & Culture by Prof. Gerard Pierre-Jean

Celebrate the Haitian heroes of the INDEPENDENCE OF HAITI 1804.The

Theme:HEROES'DAY IN HAITIAN HISTORY
January 2nd marked the celebration of the HEROES of the INDEPENDENCE OF HAITI 1804.The Haitian people chose January 2nd to honor the ANCESTORS,all the freedom fighters who broke the chain of slavery in the Island of HAITI in 1804.Many historians would say to honor all of them from the first slave rebellion led by Bookman on the night of August 21-22 ,1791to the last bloody battle of VERTIERES of November 18,1803 under the command of General JEAN JACQUES DESSALINES!
Let us celebrate and honor our ANCESTORS or FOUNDING FATHERS together:Boukman,Toussaint Louverture,JEAN JACQUES DESSALINES ,Alexandre Petion, Henry Christophe !Long live the dream of the FOUNDING FATHERS OF HAITI !

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Theme : HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO HAITI !
Today January 1st of the year of the Lord 2024 is the 220 th BIRTHDAY of the INDEPENDENCE OF HAITI.
HAITI became independent on January 1st 1804 .The official celebration took place at the town of Gonaives in the Island of HAITI.
Let all HAITIANS at home and in the diaspora proudly say LONG LIVE HAITI !

VERTIERES DAY ,NOVEMBER 18,1803
Saturday November 18,2023 will be the 220 years anniversary of the BATTLE OF VERIERES on Northern Haiti. Black General JEAN JACQUES DESSALINES led L'ARMEE INDIGENE HAITIAN REVOLUTIONARY ARMY to defeat the army of Napoleon of France in the battlefield at VERTIERES. As a result ,Haiti became INDEPENDENT from France on January 1st, 1804.LONG LIVE HAITI!

THEME :VERTIERES DAY,NOVEMBER 18,1803
Saturday November 18 ,2023 will be the 220 years anniversary of the BATTLE OF VERIERES in Northern Haiti. Black General JEAN JACQUES DESSALINES led L'ARMEE INDIGENE -HAITIAN REVOLUTIONARY ARMY to defeat the army of Napoleon of France in the battlefield at VERTIERES ! As a result ,Haiti became INDEPENDENT from France on January 1st ,1804.LONG LIVE HAITI !

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Theme : COVID 19 -the deadly infectious disease of the 21st Century !

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Theme :FIERE HAITI/FLAG DAY CELEBRATION OM MAY 18 .LONG LIVE THE FLAG BLUE and RED !