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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]
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 ]
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.
In 1885 was sent on a special mission to Europe. grandson of a British officer, who had settled in Haiti after the Blockade of Saint-Domingue. Fabre Geffrard: Ulysses S. Grant: 1884: Ebenezer Bassett: Chargé d'affaires of the Haitian delegation in Washington, D. C. during the absence of Stephen Preston Fabre Geffrard: Ulysses S. Grant: 1885 ...
Andre Lamont Johnson (born July 11, 1981) is an American former professional football wide receiver who played 14 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Houston Texans. He played college football for the Miami Hurricanes , and was selected by the Texans third overall in the 2003 NFL draft .
This is a list of notable Haitian Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants. [1]To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Haitian American, or have references showing they are Haitian American and are notable.