Haitian Independence Day is celebrated every year on January 1.

Key facts

  • Haitian Independence Day falls on January 1, the same day as New Year’s Day.
  • It marks Haiti’s independence from France, first declared on January 1, 1804.

Quick historical note

  • On January 1, 1804, in the city of Gonaïves, leader Jean-Jacques Dessalines proclaimed Haiti an independent nation.
  • This made Haiti the first independent Black republic and one of the earliest nations in the Americas to permanently abolish slavery.

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