The City of Jersey City is proud to honor the Jersey City Columbus Day Parade Committee and the Italian American community as we celebrate the Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month during the Flag Raising ceremony on Monday, October 5, 2020. Mayor Steven M. Fulop, the City Council Members and the Office of Cultural Affairs recognize the significant contributions of the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, 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, Office of Municipal Council, and Office of Cultural Affairs were proud and honored to celebrate Women’s History Month during the Flag Raising Ceremony on Monday, March 1, 2021. The National Women’s History Month is an annual celebration honoring the contributions of women to American history, culture, and society. […]
The City of Jersey City, Mayor Steven Fulop, Office of Municipal Council and Office of Cultural Affairs congratulate the Progressive Ghanaian Association of Jersey City and Ghanaian Americans on the 64th Anniversary of Ghana’s Independence during the Flag Raising ceremony on March 5, 2021 and urge all our residents to celebrate with the appropriate ceremonies […]
The City of Jersey City, Office of the Municipal Council and Office of the Cultural Affairs were proud to recognize the Saint Patrick’s Day Parade Committee of Jersey City during the Feast of Saint Patrick’s Cultural and Religious Celebration through the annual Flag Raising Ceremony on Wednesday, March 17, 2021. National Anthem of both nations were […]
The City of Jersey City, Mayor Steven Fulop, Office of the Municipal Council and Office of the Cultural Affairs were proud to celebrate the Bicentennial Anniversary of Greece Independence with the Greek community during the annual Flag Raising Ceremony held on Thursday, March 25, 2021. National Anthem of both nations were played one after the other. The grandeur the ancient […]
The City of Jersey City, Mayor Steven Fulop, Office of The Municipal Council, Office of the Cultural Affairs and the Mayor’s LGBTQ+ Taskforce were honored to present the 1st Trans Pride Flag Raising for Transgender Day of Visibility held on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. As one of the most diverse cities in the country, […]
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.
