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

1. "Found after 500 years, the wreck of Christopher Columbus's flagship the Santa Maria". 13 May 2014. Archived from the original on May 13, 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
2. "Former Haitian dictator 'Baby Doc' dies". 4 October 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
3. "Haiti PM resigns amid political discontent". 14 December 2014. Archived from the original on 3 January 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2015.