Monument to the Heroes of the Black Army
Monument aux héros de l'Armée noire | |
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| 12°38′47″N 8°00′04″W / 12.64639°N 8.00111°W and 49°14′24″N 4°03′27″E / 49.24000°N 4.05750°E | |
| Location | Place de la Liberté, Bamako, Mali, and Parc de Champagne, Reims, France |
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| Designer | Paul Moreau-Vauthier (statue), Auguste Bluysen (base in Bamako), Jean-François Gavoty (base in Reims) |
Monument to the Heroes of the Black Army (French: Monument aux héros de l'Armée noire) is the name of a war memorial on Place de la Liberté, Bamako, Mali, and its replica, with a different base, located in Parc de Champagne in Reims, France, commemorating the role of African soldiers in the defense of the city in the summer of 1918. The memorial in Bamako was inaugurated in January 1924, and the original replica in Reims in July of the same year.
History
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The original replica of the Monument in Reims was erected in 1924 where the Boulevard Henry Vasnier meets the Avenue du Général Giraud. The first stone was placed by Minister of War
Légion d'honneur. In 2008, on the occasion of the ninetieth anniversary of the defence of Reims, a major ceremony was held in remembrance of the Black Army of Reims, attended by Jean-Marie Bockel, Rama Yade and Adeline Hazan.[1]
References
- ^ "Le monument à l'Armée noire de Reims" (in French). Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2010.