Summary Timeline of Protesting in Haiti From the 80s to Today February 2019

Posted by HCN on Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Around just after the winter of 1984, lasting for perhaps a couple of seasons, tensions between those uncomfortable with the President at that time in Duvalier, and those that continued to be in the support banding of Duvalier, described at a simplistic level, as there was an atmosphere of tension, was in existence reaching proportions that it became global news.

A few years after the turn of the new millennium 2000, protests emerged in Haiti, primarily on the subject of discomfort with then President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.  Ramifying clashes sequential.

In 2004, Aristide had second term preempted by overhaul efforts.

Mid November 2018, this was the scene in Haiti:

Cars being burned.

Throngs of aggressive young men with their faces covered doing the group jog.

Tires being burned.

Calls for President Jovenel Moïse to resign.


Last week, February 2019:

Rekindled protesting calling for Moïse to resign, turning to violence and rampaging.  Aftermath left at least a reported 4 lost.  The United Nations made an assessment of the situation, and is working on a plan to ease the tension. 



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