The New Haitian Military will Parade the Streets of Port-au-Prince on 18 Novembre, Haitian Army Day, Are you Ready?
Like Prime Minister Jack Guy Lafontant announced, the day has come for the official rebirth of the Haitian military. "it is only justice to our forefathers to reactivate Les Forces Armée d'Haiti."
What does 18 November 1803 represent for us, Haitians?
On November 18, 1803, at the Battle of Vertières, the Indigenous Army of Santo Domingo, which became the 1st Army of Haiti on January 1, 1804, won the final victory over the occupying army. The Commander-in-Chief of our Army, General Jean-Jacques Dessalines, proclaimed Haiti Independent and, with the help of his immediate subordinates, organized the new State. (from Le Nouvelliste)
To Haitians, the army is is a sign or freedom an liberty it was there from the beginning and it must remain there. It is a matter of Haitian pride.
We fought for our freedom, it wasn't given to us.
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La nouvelle armée haïtienne se prépare pour un grand défilé dans les rues de Port-au-Prince le 18 novembre 2017, jour des Forces Armées d'Haiti, selon une source crédible.
Comme l'a annoncé le Premier ministre Jack Guy Lafontant, le jour est venu pour la renaissance officielle de l'armée d'Haiti.
"Ce n'est que justice à nos ancêtres de réactiver Les Forces Armées
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