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Assassination Mastermind May Still Be at Large, Haiti’s Caretaker Leader Says
Prime Minister Ariel Henry says he believes that none of the more than 40 people detained in the killing of President Jovenel Moïse have the capacity to organize the complex plot.
Martine Moïse, Haitian President’s Widow, Recounts Assassination
Struck by gunfire, Martine Moïse lay bleeding as the assassins who killed her husband ransacked her room. Now, she says, the F.B.I. must find the mastermind behind the attack.
Tense Funeral for Haiti Leader Exposes Rifts, and U.S. Delegation Departs Early
Angry protests before and during the funeral reflected the nation’s deep divisions, a backdrop to a moment many had hoped would help mend a fractured nation. Shots were reported outside the event.
Mourning Haitians Console Martine Moïse, Widow of the Slain President
The wife of President Jovenel Moïse, who was wounded in the attack that killed her husband, returned to Haiti after getting medical treatment in the U.S.
A New Day in Haiti? Many Haitians Have Their Doubts.
Tuesday was a day for paying tribute to its assassinated president, and installing new leaders. But to many struggling Haitians, they looked more than a little familiar.
Haiti Arrests 3 Police Officers as Part of Investigation Into President’s Killing
The police in Haiti suggested that their force may have been infiltrated by those involved in the assassination of the Haitian president.
Haiti, Urged by Foreign Powers, Announces New Government
Claude Joseph was the country’s leader in the aftermath of President Jovenel Moïse’s assassination. He will hand power to Ariel Henry and join a new unity government intended to keep Haiti stable.
US Backed Haiti’s Jovenel Moïse Even as Democracy Eroded
Washington dismissed warnings that democracy was unraveling under President Jovenel Moïse, leaving a gaping leadership void after his assassination.
In Slain Haitian Leader’s Hometown, Fear and a Vow: ‘We’ll Kill Them, Too’
At memorial events for President Jovenel Moïse in northern Haiti, residents blamed the elite for his death, and their plight.