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April 22nd 2004
Florida House Resolution HR9053 of the Florida House of Representatives declares January 1, 2004 as "Republic of Haiti Day" in Florida..
In the document, House Resolution HR9053, it is recognized that: "because of the success of the Haitian Revolution, Napoleon had no choice but to abandon his plan to secure a stronghold in Louisiana from which to invade the Thirteen States, and America was left to pursue its democratic destiny in peace and, through the Louisiana Purchase, to extend its territory westward into new frontiers" Here is Florida House Resolution HR9053 in full: A resolution recognizing the 200th anniversary of Haitian Independence and declaring January 1, 2004, "Republic of Haiti Day" in Florida. WHEREAS, a self-educated man of African ancestry and a former slave, Toussaint L'Ouverture joined the Haitian slave revolt, a 1791 black slave uprising against the French colonial regime, and became its organizational genius, and
WHEREAS, although made a general by the French in 1795 for his role in effecting the withdrawal of British militia from the island, in 1801 Brigadier General Toussaint L'Ouverture was challenged by forces of Napoleon Bonaparte in a move that soon led to a truce but that resulted in Toussaint L'Ouverture's being taken by trickery and sent to France, where he died in a dungeon on April 7, 1803, and
WHEREAS, almost nine months later, after 10 years of struggle and uprising, the French army was forced to abandon Mole Saint-Nicolas in Haiti's last battle for independence, and on January 1, 1804, the island nation of Haiti became the second nation in the Western Hemisphere, after the United States, to win complete independence, and
WHEREAS, because of the success of the Haitian Revolution, Napoleon had no choice but to abandon his plan to secure a stronghold in Louisiana from which to invade the Thirteen States, and America was left to pursue its democratic destiny in peace and, through the Louisiana Purchase, to extend its territory westward into new frontiers, NOW, THEREFORE, Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Florida: That the Members of the House of Representatives acknowledge their kindred spirit with the citizens of Haiti and all people of Haitian descent in their fierce love of freedom and join them in the joyful celebration of the 200th anniversary of Haitian independence.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the House of Representatives declares January 1, 2004, "Republic of Haiti Day" in Florida. Check out the original document in PDF format at
http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/D...
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