2021 in Haiti
Incumbents
- President: Jovenel Moïse
- Prime Minister: Fritz-William Michel (acting)
Events
Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in Haiti
- January 14 – Hundreds demonstrate in Port-au-Prince, Cap-Haïtien, Jacmel, Saint-Marc, and Gonaives against President Jovenel Moïse. Most of the demonstrations are peaceful, but some violence is reported.[1]
- February 1 – President Jovenel Moïse says he will stay on until February 22 and urges people to support proposed Constitutional amendments. Opposition leaders step up demands he step down and a transportation strike cripples the country.[2]
- February 7 – Justice Minister Rockefeller Vincent says that a planned assassination of President Moïse and an attempted coup d'état were frustrated. Twenty-three are arrested.[3]
- February 8 – Judge Joseph Mecene Jean-Louis, 72, is named to lead the opposition to President Moïse.[4]
Scheduled events
Elections
Holidays
- January 1 – New Year's Day and Independence Day, celebrating 217 years since the signing of the Haitian Declaration of Independence.[5]
- January 2 – Ancestry Day, honors those who fought for independence.[5]
- February 16 – Haitian Carnival and Mardi Gras.[5]
- October 17 – Dessalines Day, commemorating 215 years since the death of Haiti′s first leader.[5]
- November 1–2 — All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day are celebrated in both the Christian and Haitian Vodou religion.[5]
Sports
- July – 2020–21 Ligue Haïtienne, season ends.[6]
Deaths
- 4 February –Pierre-Antoine Paulo, 76, Roman Catholic prelate, Coadjutor Bishop (2001–2008) and Bishop (2008–2020) of Port-de-Paix.[7]
References
- SANON, EVENS; COTO, DÁNICA (January 14, 2021). "Haiti braces for unrest as opposition demands new president". news.yahoo.com. AP. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
- SANON, EVENS (February 1, 2021). "Haiti leader speaks of more power for diaspora amid strife". news.yahoo.com. AP. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- "Crisis en Haití: el Gobierno aseguró haber frustrado un intento de golpe de Estado". infobae (in Spanish). Infobae. February 7, 2021. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- "Haiti opposition names interim leader as presidency fight rages". msn.com. AFP. February 8, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- "Independence Day in Haiti in 2022". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
- "Haiti Ligue Haïtienne 2020/2021 Fixtures, Results, Live Odds, Head to Head H2H Statistics - SoccerPunter". soccerpunter.com. Soccer Punter. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
- Haïti-Nécrologie: Décès ce jeudi, de l'Évêque Émérite de Port-de-Paix, Mgr Pierre Antoine PAULO, à 76 ans (in French)
External links
EXPLAINER: Why Haiti's political strife has worsened (Associated Press, February 8, 2021)
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