Jovenel Moïse

Jovenel Moïse  was a Haitian entrepreneur and politician who served as the president of Haiti from 2017 until his assassination in 2021.

He was sworn in as President in February 2017 after winning the November 2016 election.

 In 2019, political unrest and calls for his resignation became a crisis.

 In the early morning of 7 July 2021, Moïse was assassinated, and his wife, Martine, was injured during an attack on their private residence in Pétion-Ville.

 Interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph succeeded him as acting President