"La Dessalinienne" (French pronunciation: [la dɛs.salinjɛn]; Haitian Creole: "Desalinyèn"; English: "The Dessalines Song") is the national anthem of Haiti...

"La Dessalinienne" (instrumental) Nicolas Geffrard's "La Dessalinienne" performed by the United States Navy Band Problems playing this file? See media...

refer to: Jean-Jacques Dessalines, a general and statesman of Haiti. La Dessalinienne, the national anthem of Haiti named in his honor. Arrondissement of...

and abroad, it is widely considered as a second national anthem to La Dessalinienne and the song has recorded several different versions. Haiti did not...

Presidential Guard to maintain his power. He also established the Volontaires de la Sécurité Nationale (National Security Volunteers), commonly referred to as...

as an icon of Haitian nationalism. The national anthem of Haiti, "La Dessalinienne", written in 1903, is named in his honor. Many in his country changed...

The first anthem to be officially adopted as such was the Spanish anthem "La Marcha Real", in 1770; its origins remain unclear; it is suggested that it...

[Haiti: Act of 18 September 1979]. Chaire pour le développement de la recherche sur la culture d'expression française en Amérique du Nord (in French). Québec...

and for being the author of the lyrics of Haiti's national anthem, La Dessalinienne. Born in Port-au-Prince, Lhérisson held a law degree and worked as a...

aboard the ship. It remained as an unofficial national anthem until La Dessalinienne officially became the national anthem commemorating the 100th anniversary...