{"id":7410,"date":"2026-03-12T17:15:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T17:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/president.govmu.org\/president\/?p=7410"},"modified":"2026-03-12T18:02:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T18:02:13","slug":"58th-independence-and-34th-republic-day-champ-de-mars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/president.govmu.org\/president\/58th-independence-and-34th-republic-day-champ-de-mars\/","title":{"rendered":"58th Independence and 34th Republic Day- Champ de Mars"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7410\" class=\"elementor elementor-7410\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90fdd77 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"90fdd77\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5020833 elementor-arrows-position-inside 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aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4d6a6d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b4d6a6d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a60ce93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a60ce93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">What a proud moment to witness our quadricolour flying high at Champ de Mars today as we marked the 58th Anniversary of our Independence and the 34th Anniversary of the Republic!<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">A pleasure to welcome the President of the Republic of Seychelles, Patrick Herminie, and the First Lady, Mrs V\u00e9ronique Herminie, who joined us as Chief Guests for this special occasion.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">A beautiful ceremony which brought together moments of pride and unity:<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">From the traditional 21-Gun Salute, to the fly-pasts and the march-past by members of the Mauritius Police Force, Mauritius Revenue Authority, Fisheries Protection Service, and contingents of the Seychelles People\u2019s Defence Forces and the Indian Navy.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">Joining them were the majors and majorettes of Queen Elizabeth College and representatives of Uniformed Organisations, followed by a 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