2022 in Haiti explained

See also: 2022 in the Caribbean.

Events in the year 2022 in Haiti.

Incumbents

• President: Ariel Henry (acting)
• Prime Minister: Ariel Henry (acting)

Events

Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in Haiti

• January 1 – Prime Minister Ariel Henry survives an assassination attempt when shooters opened fire at a ceremony celebrating the country's independence anniversary in a church in the city of Gonaïves.^[1]
• January 6 – Two journalists are killed and their bodies burned during a gang attack in Port-au-Prince.^[2]
• February 1 – 2022 Haiti flood: Three people are killed and at least 2,500 families have been evacuated amid heavy rains and flooding in Haiti.^[3]
• April 20 – A small plane crashes into a street in Port-au-Prince, killing six people.^[4]
• May 3 – Carlos Guillén Tatis, the agriculture counselor at the Dominican Republic's embassy in Haiti, is kidnapped in Croix-des-Bouquets.^[5]
• July 14 – At least 89 people, including 42 civilians, are killed after gang warfare over the control of the Cité Soleil neighbourhood began a week ago between the G9 and G-Pèp gangs in Port-au-Prince.^[6]
• July 16 – The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights documents 934 killings, 684 injuries and 680 kidnappings in Port-au-Prince since the start of 2022, in a sharp increase of violence in the city.^[7]
• July 24 – At least 17 Haitian migrants are killed and 25 others are rescued when their boat capsizes off New Providence, Bahamas.^[8]
• October 2 – Haitian authorities announce an unexpected resurgence of cholera in the country and report that at least seven people have died from the disease.^[9]
• October 9 – UN Secretary-General António Guterres proposes a "rapid action force" of several countries that could intervene in Haiti in order to help the Haitian National Police restore control of the country and remove the threat posed by "armed gangs".^[10]
• October 16 – 2018–2022 Haitian protests:
  • The United States and Canada send military equipment to Haiti, including tactical and armoured vehicles, as violence and shortages continue to worsen in the country.^[11]
  • The U.S. drafts a resolution at the United Nations Security Council to approve the deployment of a "multinational rapid action force" to Haiti, citing ongoing "instability and violence" in the country.^[12]
• October 19 – Prime Minister of the Bahamas Philip Davis says that he is ready to send troops to Haiti as part of a peacekeeping force if asked to do so by the Caribbean Community.^{[13] [14]}
• November 6 – Following increased international pressure, Haitian gang leader Jimmy Chérizier announces the end of a blockade that his gang had imposed on a key fuel station.^[15]
• December 1 – Twelve people are killed as armed gangs storm the town of Cabaret, Haiti.^[16]

Holidays

See main article: Public holidays in Haiti.

• January 1 – New Year's Day and Independence Day, celebrating 217 years since the signing of the Haitian Declaration of Independence.^[17]
• January 2 – Ancestry Day, honors those who fought for independence.
• February 16 – Haitian Carnival and Mardi Gras.
• October 17 – Dessalines Day, commemorating 215 years since the death of Haiti's first leader.
• November 1–2 — All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day are celebrated in both the Christian and Haitian Vodou religion.

Deaths

• 30 March – Yanick Étienne, singer (born 1957)^[18]
• 6 August – Yvon Buissereth, politician, member of the Senate^[19]
• 24 August – Hérard Abraham, military officer, acting president (1990), commander-in-chief of the armed forces (1990–1991) and twice minister of foreign affairs. (born 1940)^[20]
• 28 October – Eric Jean Baptiste, politician (born 1970)^[21]

See also

• 2020s
• 2022 Atlantic hurricane season

Notes and References

1. News: 2022-01-03 . Haiti PM Ariel Henry survived assassination attempt - officials . en-GB . BBC News . 2022-09-16.
2. News: 2022-01-07 . Two Haitian journalists killed in gang attack . en-GB . BBC News . 2022-09-16.
3. Web site: At least three dead in Haiti rains, flooding: Official . 2022-09-16 . www.aljazeera.com . en.
4. News: Erol . Ralph Tedy . Thomas . Gessika . 2022-04-21 . Plane crash onto busy Haitian street kills at least six . en . Reuters . 2022-09-16.
5. Web site: 2022-05-03 . Dominican diplomat apparently kidnapped in Haiti . 2022-09-16 . AP NEWS . en.
6. News: 2022-07-14 . Haiti violence: Scores killed as gangs fight for control . en-GB . BBC News . 2022-09-16.
7. Web site: UN decries rising death toll, rights violations in Haiti . 2022-09-16 . www.aljazeera.com . en.
8. Web site: Porterfield . Carlie . 17 Haitian Migrants—Possibly Bound For Florida—Die After Boat Capsizes Near Bahamas . 2022-09-16 . Forbes . en.
9. News: Isaac . Harold . Ellsworth . Brian . 2022-10-02 . Cholera kills at least seven in Haiti as disease returns . en . Reuters . 2022-10-03.
10. News: Nichols . Michelle . Singh . Kanishka . 2022-10-09 . U.N. chief suggests rapid action force to help Haiti . en . Reuters . 2022-10-10.
11. Web site: Canada, US send military equipment to crisis-torn Haiti . 2022-10-17 . www.aljazeera.com . en.
12. News: U.S. backs sending international forces to Haiti, draft proposal says . en-US . Washington Post . 2022-10-17 . 0190-8286.
13. News: Ward . Jasper . Ellsworth . Brian . 2022-10-18 . The Bahamas would send troops to Haiti if asked, minister says . en . Reuters . 2022-10-20.
14. Web site: Nations consider sending troops to Haiti, despite troubled past foreign intervention . NPR.org .
15. Web site: US News . A. B. C. . Haiti gang leader to lift fuel blockade amid shortages . 2022-11-07 . ABC News . en.
16. Web site: Armed gangs kill 12 in Haiti as public security crisis deepens . 2022-12-01 . www.aljazeera.com . en.
17. Web site: Independence Day in Haiti in 2022 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210101104530/https://www.officeholidays.com/holidays/haiti/haiti-independence-day . January 1, 2021 . January 15, 2021 . Office Holidays . en.
18. Web site: iciHaiti - Obituaries : Passing away of Singer Yanick Étienne (Video) - iciHaiti.com : All the news in brief 7/7 . 2022-09-16 . IciHaiti.com.
19. Web site: Former Haitian senator Yvon Buissereth assassinated in upscale neighborhood. Santana. Salmon. August 8, 2022.
20. Web site: St . Haiti . ard . Décès : le général retraité des Forces armées d'Haïti, Hérard Abraham est mort à 82 ans - Haïti Standard . 2022-09-16 . haitistandard.com . 25 August 2022 . fr-fr.
21. Web site: High-profile Haitian politician killed in apparent gang attack -reports. www.yahoo.com. 29 October 2022 .