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Haiti Declares 2 Public Holidays For Dessalines

Source: Communiqués de presse de la Présidence de la République d'Haïti (Port-au-Prince)
Posted: Friday, September 18, 2020
Most recent follow-up news item: September 19, 2021

Haiti's President, Jovenel Moïse, has signed 2 decrees relating to public holidays honoring the late Emperor Jean-Jacques Dessalines.

The first decree declares September 20 a new annual public holiday in Haiti, to be observed as "Jour de Dessalines".

The second decree renames the current "Mort de Dessalines" annual October 17 public holiday as "Journée de deuil national" for the calendar year 2020 only.

Both decrees appear in today's Le Moniteur N°151 (Haiti's official gazette).


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