2026 in Haiti
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Incumbents
[edit]- President: Transitional Presidential Council (until 7 February), vacant since 7 February
- Prime Minister: Alix Didier Fils-Aimé
Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 22 January – The Transitional Presidential Council dismisses Alix Didier Fils-Aimé as Prime Minister.[1]
February
[edit]- 2 February – The decapitated bodies of four Haitian women are found near the southern section of the Dominican Republic–Haiti border.[2]
- 5 February – An Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante operated by Agape Flights crashes near Jérémie while on a flight to Les Cayes.[3]
- 6–22 February – Haiti at the 2026 Winter Olympics
- 7 February – The Transitional Presidential Council steps down, leaving prime minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé in sole charge of the government.[4]
March
[edit]- 2 March – The United States Federal Aviation Administration extends a ban on commercial flights to Port-au-Prince until 3 September due to gang violence.[5]
- 13 March – Journalists Junior Célestin of Radio Television Megastar and Osnel Espérance of Radio Uni FM are abducted by suspected gangs while reporting in Port-au-Prince.[6]
- 15 March – Fugitive MP Arnel Belizaire is arrested on charges of financing terrorism and conspiracy against state security.[7]
- 29 March – At least 16 people are killed and 10 others are injured by the Gran Grif gang in Petite-Rivière-de-l'Artibonite, during a gun fight with a vigilante group. Human rights activists allege that more than 30 people were killed and dozens were missing.[8]
April
[edit]- 11 April – Citadelle Laferrière crowd crush – At least 30 people are killed and dozens more are injured after a bottleneck crowd crush near the entrance of the historic fortress of Citadelle Laferrière, Nord.[9]
- 13 April – Seven people are killed in an attack by gangs on Marigot.[10]
- 14 April – At least 12 people are reported killed following days of flooding caused by heavy rains in the northwest of the country.[11]
May
[edit]- 8 May – A court in the United States convicts four people for on charges of conspiring to assassinate president Jovenel Moïse in 2021.[12]
June
[edit]- 11 June – Gunmen abduct James Boyard, cabinet director of the Defense Ministry and concurrent inspector general of the Haitian National Police, in the Bourdon neighborhood of Port-au-Prince.[13]
- 11 June–19 July – Haiti participates at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[14]
August
[edit]September
[edit]- 20 September – Haiti extradites 18 suspects to the United States to stand trial for the 2021 assassination of president Jovenel Moïse.[16]
Holidays
[edit]Source:[17]
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 2 January – Founders Day
- 17 February – Carnival
- 18 February – Ash Wednesday
- 3 April – Good Friday
- 1 May – Labour and Agriculture Day
- 29 May – Ascension Day
- 18 May – Flag Day and Universities Day
- 4 June – Corpus Christi
- 15 August – Assumption of Mary
- 17 October – Dessalines Day
- 1 November – All Saints' Day
- 2 November – All Souls' Day
- 18 November – Battle of Vertières Day
- 5 December – Discovery Day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
Deaths
[edit]- 8 February – Eddy Antoine, 76, footballer (Racing Haïtien, Chicago Sting, national team).[18]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Haiti's transitional council deepens political chaos by voting to oust the prime minister". AP News. 2026-01-25. Retrieved 2026-01-25.
- ↑ "Dominican police say bodies of 4 decapitated women found near border with Haiti". AP News. 2026-02-03. Retrieved 2026-02-03.
- ↑ "'We do not believe that there were any survivors': Florida charity on Haiti plane crash". Miami Herald. 2026-02-06. Retrieved 2026-02-09.
- ↑ "Haiti's presidential council steps down with no succession plan". Africanews. 2026-02-08. Retrieved 2026-02-09.
- ↑ "US extends ban on commercial flights to Haiti's capital due to gang violence". AP News. 2026-03-04. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
- ↑ "Families of 2 journalists kidnapped in gang-controlled area of Haiti plead for details". AP News. 17 March 2026. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ↑ "Police in Haiti arrest lawmaker Arnel Belizaire, who faces charges including terror financing". AP News. 17 March 2026. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ↑ "Activists in Haiti say at least 30 people are dead after a gang attacks a town again". ABC News. Archived from the original on 2026-03-31. Retrieved 2026-03-31.
- ↑ "At least 30 dead in stampede at Haiti's historic Citadelle Laferriere". Al Jazeera. 12 April 2026. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
- ↑ "Haiti mayor appeals for government help after gang attack leaves 7 dead". AP News. 2026-04-14. Retrieved 2026-05-04.
- ↑ "Heavy rains in northwestern Haiti kill 12 people and damage hundreds of homes". AP News. 2026-04-15. Retrieved 2026-05-04.
- ↑ "4 people convicted of conspiracy in US trial tied to 2021 assassination of Haiti's president". AP News. 9 May 2026. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
- ↑ "Armed men in Haiti's capital seize a top security official in rare high-level abduction". AP News. 14 June 2026.
- ↑ "Haiti's World Cup jersey deemed too political, echoing censure of its Winter Olympic uniform". AP News. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
- ↑ "At least 47 killed and dozens kidnapped in gang attack near Haiti capital". The Guardian. Retrieved 2026-09-07.
- ↑ "Haiti extradites 18 suspects in assassination of president to US". BBC. Retrieved 2026-09-22.
- ↑ "Haiti Public Holidays". Public Holidays Global. Archived from the original on 12 October 2025. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
- ↑ Eliézer, Gary (9 February 2026). "Foot- Décès: Eddy Antoine s'éteint, le silence lourd d'un géant du football haïtien !".
