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From 2017 to 2021, with Haiti's political leadership deadlocked, public administration virtually shut down due to a lack of funding, and the judicial system in shambles, gangs seized political power through co-operative politicians, and economic control through financing by the business elite, protection rackets, kidnappings and murders.
Johnson André, the leader of the 5 Seconds gang, appeared to be linked to the attacks. [10] The attacks resulted in the closure of the airport and prevented Henry from entering the country. [ 20 ] Other riot leaders, including Guy Philippe , indicated that they would try to take over the presidency of Haiti. [ 21 ]
Since 2020, Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince has been the site of an ongoing gang war. The government of Haiti and Haitian security forces have struggled to maintain their control of Port-au-Prince amid this conflict, [1] with gangs reportedly controlling up to 90% of the city by 2023. [37]
This is a list of notable Haitian people. It includes people who were born in Haiti or possess Haitian citizenship, who are notable in Haiti and abroad. Due to Haitian nationality laws, dual citizenship is now permitted by the Constitution of Haiti, therefore people of Haitian ancestry born outside of the country are not included in this list, unless they have renounced their foreign ...
This article lists the commanders-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Haiti (French: Forces Armées d'Haïti—FAd'H), from the end of the U.S. occupation in 1934 through the disbandment of the FAd'H in 1995, during the Operation Uphold Democracy, until the reinstatement of the FAd'H in 2017.
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In English, this rule for the pronunciation is often disregarded, thus the spelling Haiti is used.) There are different anglicizations for its pronunciation such as HIGH-ti , high-EE-ti and haa-EE-ti , which are still in use, but HAY-ti is the most widespread and best-established. [ 44 ]
Innocent was born on March 27, 1986, in Haiti. [5] Originally a political activist, he still maintains ties to grassroots political movements in Haiti. [6] In a 2024 interview with CNN, he described himself as a former small business owner and stated that his "dream is to get rid of the oligarchs who prevent [Haiti] from progressing".