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La Renaissance

National anthem of the Central African Republic

This article is about the national anthem of the Central African Republic. For other uses, see La Renaissance (disambiguation).

"La Renaissance" (Sango: "E Zingo"[1]) is the national anthem of the Central African Republic. It was adopted on 25 May 1960, shortly before the republic's independence on 13 August the same year. The words were written by then Prime Minister Barthélémy Boganda. The music was composed by French composer Herbert Pepper, who also composed the national anthem of Senegal, "Le Lion rouge".[2] The song was also the national anthem during the Central African Empire (1976–1979).

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Lyrics

The anthem has official lyrics in both French and the national language of Sango.

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Notes

  1. See Help:IPA, Sango language § Phonology and Sango language § Orthography.

References

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    "Presidence » Symboles". renaissance.cf. Archived from the original on 2021-04-15. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  2. [2]
    Dobler, Lavinia (1968). National Holidays Around the World. Fleet Press Corporation. pp. 218, 47. ISBN 978-0-8303-0044-0.
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    Ambassade (U.S.), Central African Republic (1959). République Centroafricaine, Unité, Dignité, Travail.
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    Goumba, Abel (2007). Les mémoires & les réflexions politiques du résistant anti-colonial, démocrate et militant panafricaniste, Abel Goumba: De la loi-cadre à la mort de Barthélemy Boganda (in French). Ccinia communication. p. 175. ISBN 978-2-915568-07-3.
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    Doeden, Matt (2009-01-01). Central African Republic in Pictures. Twenty-First Century Books. p. 69. ISBN 978-1-57505-952-5.
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    "Afro Asian Cultural Museum". afroasian.symbiosis.ac.in. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
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