Mayor Steven M. Fulop, the Municipal Council Members and the Office of Cultural Affairs of the City of Jersey City were proud and honored to recognize Jersey City’s Office of Sustainability and Jersey City Public School’s 2020 Sustainability STEAM Challenge during the Climate Action Flag Raising ceremony on October 19, 2020. During the 2019-2020 academic […]
Mayor Steven Fulop, the Municipal Council Members, the Division of Veterans Affairs and the Office of Cultural Affairs of the City of Jersey City were proud to recognize and honor the men and women who have served selflessly and honorably in World Wars I and II, in Korean, Vietnam, the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, Iraq, and […]
A Celebration of our Veterans and Honorees will be held on Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at 10am on the Dickinson High School Hill, 2 Palisade Avenue, Jersey City Please wear a mask and adhere to social distancing standards. This event is FREE and open to the public. For additional information regarding the flag raising, please […]
The City of Jersey City, Mayor Steven Fulop, the Municipal Council Members and the Office of Cultural Affairs were proud and honored to recognize The Committee for the Conservation of the Katyn Monument & Historic Objects and the Polish American Community as we celebrate the 102nd Anniversary of Independence of Poland during the Flag Raising […]
The City of Jersey City, Mayor Steven M Fulop, the Municipal Council Members and Office of Cultural Affairs were proud to recognize and honor the Moroccan American Recreational and Organizational Council and the Moroccan-American community as we celebrate the 64th Anniversary of the Independence of the Kingdom of Morocco during the Flag Raising Ceremony held […]
Monique's Techniques by way of our Mo' Hair Foundation has for the past 22 years has opened its doors to the public and served home cooked meals on Thanksgiving Day to the less fortunate. The salon closes its doors the night before Thanksgiving and volunteers come from all over to assist in converting this work of art […]
The City of Jersey City, Mayor Steven M. Fulop, the Jersey City Municipal Council, and the Office of Cultural Affairs would like to invite you to the 2nd annual Tree Lightning Ceremony at the City Hall Annex (1 Jackson Square) on Wednesday, December 2 at 4:00p! This event is free and open to the public. […]
Join us at City Hall for the Menorah Lighting on the First Night of Hanukkah Hanukkah is a Jewish festival commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire. This year Hanukkah is December 10 - December 18 / It is also known […]
The City of Jersey City, Mayor Steven Fulop, the Municipal Council Members and the Office of Cultural Affairs were proud and honored to recognize Impala Soccer Club and the Kenyan-Americans as we celebrated the 57th Anniversary of the Republic of Kenya’s Independence Day during the Flag Raising Ceremony on Friday, December 11, 2020. The Star-Spangled […]
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The City of Jersey City, Mayor Steven Fulop, the Municipal Council Members and the Office of Cultural Affairs were proud and honored to recognize The Egyptian Festival Committee and the Egyptian American community on the 10th Anniversary of Egypt’s Revolution Day during the Flag Raising Ceremony on Monday, January 25, 2021. National Anthems of both […]
The City of Jersey City, Mayor Steven Fulop, the Municipal Council Members and the Office of Cultural Affairs were proud and honored to celebrate the African American History Month during the flag raising on Monday, February 8, 2021. Black History Month is an annual observance originating in the United States, where it is also known as African […]
The City of Jersey City and the Office of Cultural Affairs Presents: A Poetry Performance and Workshop Curated by Reg E Gaines on February 11th at 7pm TO REGISTER CLICK HERE
The City of Jersey City, Mayor Steven M. Fulop, the Municipal Council and the Office of Cultural Affairs, virtually present the Twenty sixth Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Oratory Contest. This 3 day contest, begins on Wednesday, February 24th at 2:00pm. Students will compete for the best memorized oration of one of King’s writings […]
The City of Jersey City, Mayor Steven Fulop, the Municipal Council Members and the Office of Cultural Affairs were honored to recognize Juan Pablo Duarte Association and the Dominican-Americans on their 177th Anniversary of Independence of Dominican Republic during the Flag Raising Ceremony on Friday, February 26, 2021. Anthems of both nations were played. The […]
The City of Jersey City, Mayor Steven M. Fulop, the Jersey City Municipal Council, the Office of Cultural Affairs were honored to commemorate The Chadian Independence today Friday, August 11, 2023. The Chadian Community of New Jersey has directly contributed to the diversity and positive growth of Jersey City in various fields, including education, entrepreneurship, government as well as all aspects of life throughout the United States and abroad. Today the City of Jersey City and members of the Chadian community commemorate this day August 11, 2023 by proudly displaying the flags of the United States and the Republic of Chad together, high above City Hall in recognition of the socially adopted culture and ethnic diversity of our community of Jersey City.
The Republic of Chad is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon to the southwest, Nigeria to the to the southwest (at Lake Chad), and Niger to the west. Chad has a population of 16 million, of which 1.6 million live in the capital and largest city N’Djamena.
Beginning in the 7th millennium BC, human populations moved into the Chadian basin in great numbers. By the end of the 1st millennium AD, a series of states and empires had risen and fallen in Chad’s Sahelian strip, each focused on controlling the trans-Saharan trade routes that passed through the region. France conquered the territory by 1920 and incorporated it as part of French Equatorial Africa. In 1960, Chad obtained independence under the leadership of François Tombalbaye. Resentment towards his policies in the Muslim north culminated in the eruption of a long-lasting civil war in 1965. In 1979 the rebels conquered the capital and put an end to the South’s hegemony. The rebel commanders then fought amongst themselves until Hissène Habré defeated his rivals. The Chadian–Libyan conflict erupted in 1978 by the Libyan invasion which stopped in 1987 with a French military intervention (Operation Épervier). Hissène Habré was overthrown in turn in 1990 by his general Idriss Déby. With French support, a modernization of the Chad National Army was initiated in 1991. From 2003, the Darfur crisis in Sudan spilt over the border and destabilized the nation. While many political parties participated in Chad’s legislature, the National Assembly, power laid firmly in the hands of the Patriotic Salvation Movement during the presidency of Idriss Déby. After President Déby was killed by FACT rebels in April 2021, the Transitional Military Council led by his son Mahamat Déby assumed control of the government and dissolved the Assembly. Chad remains plagued by political violence and recurrent attempted coups d’état.
Today’s flag raising reflects the camaraderie built between the United States and Republic of Chad and our enduring love for freedom, liberty and democracy that today the world is still inspired by.
