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Jul 2021
29m 35s

The Assassination of Haiti’s President

The New York Times
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Early on Wednesday morning, a group of men killed President Jovenel Moïse of Haiti in his residence on the outskirts of the capital, Port-au-Prince. It was a brazen act. Very rarely is a nation’s leader killed in at home. What does the attack means for Haiti’s future? Guest: Maria Abi-Habib, bureau chief for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean for T ... Show More
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