| 2022 Haitian crisis | ||||
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| Date | 14 September 2022 – 6 November 2022 | |||
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| Goals | Resignation of Ariel Henry | |||
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The socioeconomic and political crisis in Haiti has been marked by rising energy prices due to the 2022 global energy crisis, as well as protests, and civil unrest against the government of Haiti, armed gang violence, an outbreak of cholera, shortages of fuel and clean drinking water, as well as widespread acute hunger. It is a continuation of instability and protests that began in 2018.
Following the assassination of Haiti's then-president, Jovenel Moïse, on 7 July 2021, Ariel Henry assumed the office of acting prime minister on 20 July. In September 2022, Henry announced that the government would be ending fuel subsidies and that the price of petroleum products would be increasing; this led to protests, including a demonstration in Port-au-Prince that escalated to a riot days later.[2] In response to the government, a federation of over a dozen gangs (known as the G9 Family and Allies) blockaded the Varreux fuel terminal, the country's largest fuel depot.[3][4] The blockade and the surrounding unrest led to the temporary closure of foreign embassies in Haiti, as well as resource shortages, hospital service reductions, school closures, and workers being unable to commute to work.[5]
On 11 October 2022, Henry and his cabinet requested the deployment of foreign troops to oppose the gangs and anti-government demonstrations in Port-au-Prince.[6][7] On 15 October, the United States and Mexico sent armored vehicles and military equipment to aid the Haitian government.[8] On 21 October, the United Nations Security Council voted unanimously to approve sanctions on Haiti, namely an asset freeze, travel bans and arms embargo, aimed at the country's armed gangs.[9][10]
On 6 November 2022, following two weeks of negotiations with the Haitian government as well as an offensive launched by the Haitian National Police, the G9 gang coalition relinquished control of the Varreux fuel terminal,[11] with G9 leader Jimmy "Barbecue" Chérizier formally announcing an end to the fuel blockade.[12][13][14]
- ^ Chéry, Ons (18 November 2022). "Bwa kale: Protests still draw people fed up in Haiti, despite risks". The Haitian Times.
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Kelemen 21 Oct. 2022was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Dupain, Etant; Alam, Hande Atay (6 November 2022). "Critical Haiti gas terminal freed after weeks of talks with G9 gang leader". CNN. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ Isaac, Harold; Ellsworth, Brian (6 November 2022). Wallis, Daniel (ed.). "Haiti gang leader says fuel distribution can resume as blockade ends". Reuters. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ Sanon, Evens (6 November 2022). "Haiti gang leader to lift fuel blockade amid shortages". ABC News. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ Charles, Jacqueline (7 November 2022). "Haiti gang leader 'Barbecue' says fuel can start flowing in Haiti". Miami Herald. Retrieved 7 November 2022.