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Haiti - Vertières : President Martelly pays tribute to our ancestors
19/11/2013 09:33:26

Haiti - Vertières : President Martelly pays tribute to our ancestors
Monday, President Michel Martelly, accompanied by his wife, Sophia Martelly and Prime Minister, Laurent Lamothe, commemorated in Cap-Haitien, the 210 years of the Battle of Vertières, which saw the victory of the indigenous Army on that of Napoleon Bonaparte, 18 November 1803.

n the circumstances, a Mass of Thanksgiving followed by a "Te Deum" was sung in the Cathedral of the City of Cap, under the direction of the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic church of Cap-Haitien, Mgr. Louis N. Kébreau which face the crisis has appealed to a "burst of courage and hope to overcome this impasse," and appealed the Head of State to "a word of truth, to invite the nation to participate in fair and free democratic elections."

The ceremony brought together representatives of the Government, Parliament, the Judiciary, the clergy, the university, the employers and local organizations, continued to Vertières under the banner of national unity.

In his speech for the occasion, the Head of State has preached national unity, the commitment of dialogue between all sectors of society and urged the Haitian people to stand together to build a more just and inclusive society.

"That dialogue, tolerance, understanding, harmony, love of country are our guides so that we can be the worthy son of our ancestors and so that we can say one day with pride and satisfaction, they had not fought in vain, that they did not die for nothing.

That the peace, order and discipline prevail in the country! We must stop destroy, it's time, it's time to build! Our ancestors left us a State, we must make a Nation of it !"




In addition, the President of the Republic has honored our ancestors who sacrificed themselves to liberate Haitians from the yoke of slavery. President Martelly believes, in fact, that the Battle of Vertières gives the word Freedom, its true meaning.

"The time has come to work to reposition Haiti in its original trajectory of free State where the Haitian can live in master and sovereignly decide its future. "The Head of State also believes that action is needed to transform the traditional state, in a state of services that invests to implement all the necessary infrastructure to improve the quality of life of the population, reiterating in these circumstances the will of his administration to maintain order, discipline and Peace in Haiti.

This commemoration was an opportunity for the President Martelly to walk alongside a large crowd and cheering, from Vertières to the Place d'Armes of Cap, where the Head of State has offered scholarships in agriculture at four This commemoration was an opportunity for the President Martelly to walk alongside a large crowd and cheering, Vertières of the Place d'Armes of Cape Town, where the Head of State has offered scholarships study agriculture in four young.

See also :
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-9898-haiti-social-demonstration-in-progress-update-6h03-pm.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-9893-haiti-social-210th-anniversary-of-the-battle-of-vertieres.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-9890-haiti-social-monday-a-day-at-high-risk.html

HL/ HaitiLibre

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