Central African Republic
Independence Day
Independence Day Date:
August 13, 2010
Central African Republic celebrates Independence Day as a public holiday.
An Independence Day is also known as the birthday of the nation.
It is celebrated annually to mark the country’s freedom from slavery of a dominant nation; it is the day when the nation becomes free and no more remains a part of any other state.
In this day, there is a holiday all around the nation and so it is also known as a national holiday. Central African Republic is one of the countries, who celebrate this day on August 13. Let us know about the history and struggle of the Central African Republic (CAR), which they had to go through for achieving independence.
Central African Republic Independence Day History
It was in the nineteenth century that the European penetrated in Central Africa. Savorgnan de Brazza, who in order to have a France claim in the territory of Central Africa, had sent his expedition up the Ubangi River. On the other hand, there were nations like Belgium, Germany and United Kingdom, who wanted to claim the territory in Central African region.
The French, in 1889, got success in establishing the post on Ubangi River and even on CAR. After that, Brazza wished for expanding the borders of French Congo for linking up with some of the French territories. In 1894, French borders of German Cameroon and Congo were fixed by a pact. No sooner the European negotiators did agree on the borders of French Congo than the France had to find out the way for paying the costly occupation of the territory along with the development and administration of the same. The private companies and French administration together made an effort in order to compel Central Africans for working in their benefit.
During the French colonial rule in the first decade, they made the life miserable for the one, who didn’t have the power for putting up a resistance. In case of second decade, the colonial state and private companies continued for using harsh methods, but one good thing happen that local Africans rulers had no more power and so an end of slave raiding came.
The third decade marked the revolution road and all was built even some people died who were recruited to work on rails. Therefore, slowly decade-by-decade changes came and it was on 1 December 1958 that the colony of Ubangi-Shari became a free territory that too within the French Community and got the name Central African Republic. After Boganda’s death in 1959, his cousin became the president and it was on 13the August 1960 that CAR was granted independence.
Central African Republic Independence Day
Traditions and Activities
People celebrate this day with great enthusiasm and excitement as this day was the one that got them freedom. Central African Republic is known for its traditions and they do their best to safeguard their traditions and culture.
The oral traditions of the Aka Pygmies of Central Africa is one of the things which are remarkable and beyond any comparison.
The great enthusiasm and excitement that the people instill in this celebration is worth mentioning. Every single person of the population enjoys on this particular day to the maximum.
A Celebration of Women
sends our blessings and tidings
to all the Women of the Central African Republic.
