{"id":584957,"date":"2021-07-07T10:50:29","date_gmt":"2021-07-07T14:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=584957"},"modified":"2021-07-07T10:50:31","modified_gmt":"2021-07-07T14:50:31","slug":"president-of-haiti-assassinated-in-attack-at-home-official-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-of-haiti-assassinated-in-attack-at-home-official-says\/","title":{"rendered":"President Of Haiti Assassinated In Attack At Home, Official Says"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpresident-of-haiti-assassinated-in-attack-at-home-official-says%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=584957&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Unidentified gunmen assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moise in his home Wednesday morning, The Associated Press reported.<\/p>\n<p>Moise\u2019s wife, Martine, was also wounded in the attack, Haitian officials <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/haiti-president-jovenel-moise-killed-b56a0f8fec0832028bdc51e8d59c6af2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">confirmed<\/a>. Haiti has suffered a surge in gang violence and general unrest in recent months as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/americas\/live-news\/haiti-president-assassinated-updates-intl\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">thousands have fled<\/a> to temporary shelters due to arson attacks and kidnappings.<\/p>\n<p>While Moise appointed neurosurgeon Ariel Henry to be the prime minister on Monday, his predecessor Claude Joseph has taken control of the country. Joseph had previously served as the acting prime minister until Henry\u2019s appointment, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/americas\/live-news\/haiti-president-assassinated-updates-intl\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according<\/a> to CNN. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2018\/01\/11\/state-department-dont-go-to-haiti-its-too-dangerous\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: State Department: Don\u2019t Go To Haiti, It\u2019s Too Dangerous)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-59 Component-p-0-2-50\">\u201cThe country\u2019s security situation is under the control of the National Police of Haiti and the Armed Forces of Haiti,\u201d Joseph said in a statement from his office. \u201cDemocracy and the republic will win.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6211504\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"39\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6211504\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6211504\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/669171E3-727A-435C-86AF-D85820B01C64-e1520434546470.jpeg\" alt=\"Children play with kites in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, March 3, 2018. REUTERS\/Andres Martinez Casares\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-6211504\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Children play with kites in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, March 3, 2018. Haiti is among the poorest nations in the world, with 60 percent of the population surviving on less than $2 a day. Efforts to consolidate democratic rule have suffered repeated setbacks thanks to widespread gang violence and kidnappings. The country is still recovering from a devastating 2010 earthquake and recent severe hurricanes. (REUTERS\/Andres Martinez Casares)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-59 Component-p-0-2-50\">\u201cI thought there was an earthquake, there was so much shooting,\u201d one woman who says she heard the attack told The AP. \u201cThe president had problems with many people, but this is not how we expected him to die. This is something I wouldn\u2019t wish on any Haitian.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Moise and the leaders of his opposition had disagreed on when his term ended. He argued his four-year term began when he assumed office in January 2017, following a year of disagreement over the result of the 2015 election. While Haiti appointed an interim president to serve what would have been Moise\u2019s first year in office, opposition leaders argue that he should have stepped down in February, four years after his was technically elected, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/world\/2021\/07\/07\/haiti-president-jovenel-moise-assassinated-home\/7884808002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according to USA Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki called the attack \u201chorrific\u201d and \u201ctragic\u201d in a Wednesday morning interview on MSNBC. The U.S. embassy in Haiti has restricted staff to its compound Wednesday, according to The AP.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cThe message to the people of Haiti is this is a tragic tragedy,\u201d Psaki&nbsp;said in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/world\/2021\/07\/07\/haiti-president-jovenel-moise-assassinated-home\/7884808002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">another interview on CNN<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s a horrific crime, and we\u2019re so sorry for the loss that they are all suffering and going through as many of them are waking up this morning and hearing this news. And we stand ready and stand by them to provide any assistance that\u2019s needed.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unidentified gunmen assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moise in his home Wednesday morning, The Associated Press reported.Moise\u2019s wife, Martine, was also wounded in the attack, Haitian officials confirmed. 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