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Haiti sends 18 suspects in the July 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse to the United States to face federal charges related to the killing.
2026-09-20

The mandate for the Transitional Presidential Council in Haiti expires, with the powers of the presidency transferred to Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, who survived a removal attempt by the council two weeks ago.
2026-02-7

A former Colombian soldier, Mario Antonio Palacios Palacios, pleads guilty to conspiring in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse.
2023-12-22

President Jovenel Moïse postpones the constitutional referendum, originally scheduled for June 27, to an unknown date citing rising COVID-19 cases in the country.
2021-06-7

Politicians in Haiti agree to a process to select an interim President to replace Michel Martelly. Presidential elections will be held on April 14 with the winner to be sworn in on 14 May.
2016-02-7

Jean-Claude Duvalier (Baby Doc), leader of Haiti from his father's death in 1971 until his overthrow by a popular uprising in 1986, dies of a heart attack.
2014-10-4

Haiti's Chamber of Deputies appoints Laurent Lamothe as the new Prime Minister ending a two month standoff with President Michel Martelly. [http:--abcnews.go.com-International-wireStory-haitian-lawmakers-approve-prime-minister-16275559#.T6NpvOu85o8 (AP via ABC News)]date=August 2019
2012-05-3

Former Haitian President Jean Bertrand-Aristide returns to Haiti, two days before a general election.
2011-03-18

Amnesty International announces that authorities are investigating alleged crimes against humanity committed during Jean-Claude Duvalier's 1971-86 rule over Haiti. Duvalier sneaks out of his upmarket hotel via a rear exit, avoiding journalists.
2011-01-21

Haiti's former president Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier, now facing charges of corruption and theft of funds, hopes to becomes president again, according to his lawyer.
2011-01-20