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Haiti's Prime Minister Says He'll Resign. Will It Help Calm The Violence?

Consider This from NPR

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🗓️ 12 March 2024

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Haiti's Prime Minister, Ariel Henry, has announced his resignation. But the country remains in freefall. Will Haitians finally have a chance to determine their own political future?

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0:00.0

Port-A-Prince Haiti has effectively been under lockdown for nearly two weeks, under the control of armed gangs, who have been calling for the

0:08.9

Alster of Prime Minister Ari-Lonri.

0:11.3

If community international law,

0:13.0

if the international community continues to support

0:16.0

if the international community continues to support Arialandri,

0:20.0

there will be a civil war, said Jimmyizet who is better known by his nickname

0:25.6

Barbecue he is one of Haiti's most powerful gang leaders he appears to be gunning

0:31.4

for the Prime Minister's job.

0:33.0

Aseia, accept it to me to be a place.

0:38.0

We'll see President Halsell, the transition.

0:41.0

Well, last night, under pressure from the international community and Haitians at home,

0:47.0

Prime Minister Henri announced his forthcoming resignation over a video message, presumably sent from Puerto Rico where he has been stranded because of the violence.

0:57.0

You will now as a magician to protect is in place in Haiti he will remove his own government.

1:12.0

I believe it's time for the Haitians to self-determin their political future.

1:18.0

That is Daniel Foote, former U.S. Special on Voi to Haiti.

1:22.0

He spoke to me shortly before on Ries resignation.

1:25.1

If we don't enable this at this point in time, you're going to continue the cycle of

1:32.4

intervention, propped up puppet government,

1:37.3

leading to a long period of erosion and ending in a horrendous humanitarian catastrophe like we're in today.

1:45.2

Foote was based in Haiti back in 2021 when the then president was assassinated and

1:51.6

Henri was sworn in as Prime Minister.

1:53.7

Foote disagreed with the US decision to back Henri as Haiti's leader,

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