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Quand nos Aïeux brisèrent leurs entraves

Former unofficial anthem of Haiti (1893–1903) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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"Quand nos Aïeux brisèrent leurs entraves" ('When Our Fathers Broke Their Chains') was the unofficial anthem of Haiti from 1893 to 1903. The lyrics were written by Haitian poet Oswald Durand. It was officially replaced by "La Dessalinienne", the current national anthem of Haiti.

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History

The anthem was originally a poem written by Oswald Durand.[1] In 1893, a visiting German warship set course to the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince to stopover and by protocol that required that a national anthem be performed. At the time, Haiti did not have an anthem, so the composer Occide Jeanty offered to compose music to the patriotic poem and it was completed later that night. It debuted aboard the ship. It remained as an unofficial national anthem until La Dessalinienne officially became the national anthem commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Haitian Revolution on January 1, 1904. The anthem still remains in use as a presidential salute.[2]

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Lyrics

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