Haitian president of the 2010s, elected in 2015 and took office in 2017. Assassinated in 2021; his tenure coincided with violent governance, waning legitimacy, and ongoing gang-led crises in Port-au-Prince.
Protests and clashes have escalated in Port-au-Prince’s Cite Soleil as armed gangs tighten their grip on Haiti’s capital. Officials say civilians are fleeing amid looting, kidnappings and violence; MSF and other hospitals have evacuated patients and staff, while a UN-backed security mission begins deployment.