2014 in Haiti
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The following lists events that happened during 2014 in Haiti.
Incumbents
- President: Michel Martelly
- Prime Minister: Laurent Lamothe (until 20 December), Florence Duperval Guillaume (acting) (starting 20 December)
Events
May
- May 13 - Investigators claim to have found the wreck of Christopher Columbus's flagship, the Santa Maria, off the north coast of Haiti.[1]
October
- October 4 - Jean-Claude Duvalier, leader of Haiti from his father's death in 1971 until his overthrow by a popular uprising in 1986, dies of a heart attack.[2]
December
- December 14 - Laurent Lamothe resigns as Prime Minister of Haiti along with several ministers following violent protests and a commission's call for him to step down. The protesters have been demanding the holding of early elections.[3]
Deaths
October
- October 4: Jean-Claude Duvalier
References
- ↑ "Found after 500 years, the wreck of Christopher Columbus's flagship the Santa Maria". 13 May 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ↑ "Former Haitian dictator 'Baby Doc' dies". 4 October 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ↑ "Haiti PM resigns amid political discontent". 14 December 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
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