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Haitian President, Jovenel Moïse assassinated

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President Jovenel Moise sits at the Presidential Palace during an interview with AFP in Port-au-Prince, October 22, 2019. - Haitians fed up with poverty and miserable living conditions call him corrupt and incompetent, and want him to resign. But in an interview with AFP President Jovenel Moise is evasive about yielding and offers only vague ideas for making things better for his countrymen. The poorest country in the Americas has been roiled for two months by violent protests that were triggered by fuel shortages.They have now morphed into a broader campaign against the president, who come to power in 2017 in an election that some called fraudulent. (Photo by Valerie Baeriswyl / AFP)

 

Admin l Wednesday, July 07, 2021

 

PORT-AU-PRINCE – President Jovenel Moïse of Haiti has been assassinated. He was killed at his private residence in Port-au-Prince  following an attack by unknown gunmen at about 1 am, Wednesday morning.

The First Lady is said to have been injured in the attack.  Interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph said the gunmen seized control of the residence after disarming the President’s security men before proceeding to kill him.

Mr. Jovenel Moise(53) has been in power since February 2017, when then President Michel Martelly stepped down from office.

His administration has been characterized by accusation of corruption and mass unrest.

 

 

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