"" () is the

national anthem A national anthem is a patriotic musical composition symbolizing and evoking eulogies of the history and traditions of a country or nation. The majority of national anthems are marches or hymns in style. American, Central Asian, and European n ...

Togo Togo (), officially the Togolese Republic (french: République togolaise), is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, where its c ...

. The words and music were written by , and it was the national anthem from independence in 1960 until 1979. In 1979, it was replaced in its capacity by a different composition created by the party of the

Rally of the Togolese People The Rally of the Togolese People (french: Rassemblement du Peuple Togolais, RPT) was the ruling political party in Togo from 1969 to 2012. It was founded by President Gnassingbé Eyadéma and headed by his son, President Faure Gnassingbé, after t ...

. It was readopted in 1992.

Lyrics

French original

In local languages

History

Rally of the Togolese People-era national anthem

During the Third Republic, the name of the national anthem was changed to "l'UNITÉ NATIONALE".Constitution de la IIIe République Togolaise 1979
Art. 1: "L'hymne nationale est : < l'UNITÉ NATIONALE >." This was the state anthem written by the party of

that, between 1979 and 1992, replaced "Terre de nos aïeux". It was replaced by the old anthem in 1992, due to concerns that patriotism was equated with loyalty to the Rally.

Notes

References

External links

Togo: ''Salut à toi, pays de nos aïeux'' - Audio of the national anthem of Togo, with information and lyricsarchive link

Vocal version

MP3 version
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