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The Inquiry: Why was the president of Haiti assassinated?

Why was the president of Haiti assassinated?

29/07/2021 GMT

BBC World Service - The Inquiry, Why was the president of Haiti assassinated?

The controversial rule of Haiti’s president Jovenel Moise.

Under president Jovenel Moise’s controversial rule, Haiti’s parliament was dismantled, there were protests against corruption and impunity, and disquiet in politics and business.

Haiti was the first Caribbean country to gain its independence after a successful revolt against slavery. But the country has been troubled ever since, suffering dictatorships, coups and natural disasters.

Now its most recent president, Jovenel Moise, has been assassinated. His controversial rule was marred by the rise of gang violence, and protests against corruption and impunity. He upset people in the fields of politics and business too. And as he failed to hold elections, parliament is no longer functioning.  So in this edition of The Inquiry, Charmaine Cozier asks: why was the president of Haiti assassinated? And where can the country go from here? 

Producer: Arlene Gregorius

(President Jovenel Moise in the capital Port-au-Prince in 2016. Photo: Hector Retamal /Getty Images.)

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