- Michel Martelly Inauguration
May 14, 2011Music star Michel Martelly takes the oath of office in Port-au-Prince
- Michel Marthelly Inauguration
May 14, 2011Former Haitian music star Michel Marthelly takes the oath of office in Port-au-Prince
- Michel Marthelly Inauguration
May 14, 2011Former music star Michel Martelly takes the oath of office in Port-au-Prince
- Aristide returns to Haiti
Mar 18, 2011Former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide returns to Haiti from South Africa where he had been living in exile.
- Aristide returns to Haiti
Mar 18, 2011Former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide returns after living in forced exile in South Africa
- Aristide returns to Haiti
Mar 18, 2011Former President Jean-Bertand Aristide returns to Haiti after seven years of forced exile in South Africa
- Duvalier returns
Jan 16, 2011Former Dictator Jean Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier makes a surprise return to Port-au-Prince, 25 years after he was ousted.
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/americas/QnA-What-Did-Duvalier-Do-Say-Upon-Returning-to-Haiti-113873094.html
- Presidential elections
Nov 28, 2010Presidential elections are held amid allegations of fraud.
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/americas/Haiti-to-Recount-Votes-in-Disputed-Election-111611834.html
- Hurricane Tomas hits
Nov 5, 2010Hurricane Tomas hits Haiti, killing dozens and worsening cholera epidemic.
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/americas/Haitian-Cholera-Deaths-Reach-544-Storm-Toll-at-20-106892703.html
- Cholera outbreak
Oct 21, 2010The Center for Disease Control, CDC, confirms a cholera outbreak in Haiti. Symptoms were first reported in the north and quickly spread to other regions. The epidemic has been deemed the worst cholera outbreak the Western Hemisphere has seen.
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/americas/250-Dead-in-Haiti-Cholera-Outbreak--105693873.html
- Bush revisits Haiti with daughter, Jenna
Aug 10, 2010Former U.S. President George W. Bush arrives in Port-au-Prince with daughter, Jenna to check up on quake relief efforts
- US military ends relief operations
Jun 1, 2010U.S. military ends major relief operations in Haiti.
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/americas/Haiti-Relief-Effort-Transition-Civilian-Phase-84630552.html
- US First Lady Michelle Obama arrives
Apr 13, 2010First Lady Michelle Obama makes unannounced visit to Port-au-Prince, where she visits a local child welfare project.
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/US-First-Lady-to-Visit-Haiti-Tuesday-90744094.html
- Clinton, Bush arrive
Mar 23, 2010Former U.S. Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush visit Haiti to assess quake relief efforts.
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/americas/Former-Presidents-Bush-Clinton-Visit-Haiti-88846557.html
- UN Secretary-General arrives
Mar 14, 2010United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrives in Haiti to assess the damage, pledge aid.
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/UN-Chief-Calls-for-A-New-Haiti--89394977.html
- WFP launches meal program for children
Feb 22, 2010World Food Program launches a program to provide cooked meals for school children in Port-au-Prince.
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/americas/WFP-Begins-School-Feeding-Program-Haiti--84960222.html
- French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrives
Feb 17, 2010 French President Nicolas Sarkozy visits Port-au-Prince. Eight of 10 missionaries accused of kidnapping leave Haiti.
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/americas/Sarkozy-to-Visit-Earthquake-Ravaged-Haiti-84517727.html
- National Day of Mourning
Feb 12, 2010National Day of Mourning is observed one month after the earthquake. President Rene Preval vows the country will go on.
- US Baptist missionaries arrested
Jan 31, 2010U.S. Baptist missionaries are arrested on child trafficking charges on Haiti's border with the Dominican Republic. 10 members of the Idaho-based group were working for the New Life Children's Refuge charity. A Haitian judge formally charges them with kidnapping on February 4.
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/usa/US-Citizens-Arrested-in-Haiti-for-Alleged-Child-Trafficking-83204192.html
- Back-to-back aftershocks strike
Jan 27, 20104.9 and 4.8 magnitude aftershocks hit back-to-back 40 miles west of Port-au-Prince, the capital. French rescuers pull a 16-year-old girl, trapped since January 12, out of the rubble alive.
- International Donors Meeting, Montreal
Jan 25, 2010International Donors meet in Montreal, Canada to discuss rebuilding of Haiti after the earthquake.
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/americas/International-Community-Meets-for-Haiti-Pledging-Conference-89440477.html
- MTV Global Benefit "Hope For Haiti" airs
Jan 22, 2010MTV's global benefit "Hope for Haiti Now" airs on 33 television networks. Nielsen ratings company reports 83 million people watched the program and pledged $57 million.
- 400,000 homeless relocated
Jan 21, 2010Haiti announces relocation of 400,000 homeless. OAS offers financial, humanitarian support to Haiti totaling $170 million.
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/More-Quake-Victims-in-Haiti-Get-Shelter-87817487.html
- Aftershock strikes
Jan 20, 2010First major aftershock measuring between 5.9 and 6.1 magnitude hits Haiti. U.S. sends an additional 4,000 troops.
- Bill Clinton arrives
Jan 18, 2010Former U.S. President Bill Clinton arrives in Haiti with supplies for earthquake victims. He is accompanied by daughter Chelsea.
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/americas/Bill-Clinton-to-Shepherd-UN-Haiti-Aid-Effort-83465692.html
- 2,000 US Marines arrive
Jan 18, 2010Marines arrive in Haiti to bolster quake relief efforts and security.
- Hillary Clinton arrives
Jan 16, 2010US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visits Haiti. She is the first senior Western official to arrive after the quake.
- Clinton-Bush Haiti Fund is launched
Jan 16, 2010U.S. President Barack Obama announces the creation of the Clinton-Bush Haiti Fund, headed by former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. The fund has raised a total of $52 million in contributions and has committed $20 million to projects. Bill Clinton travels to Port-au-Prince January 18.
- Red Cross receives $8 million in donations
Jan 15, 2010The American Red Cross Haiti Earthquake Relief mobile phone campaign reports $8 million in donations.
- Aristide comments on earthquake
Jan 15, 2010Former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide issues statement on earthquake from South Africa, where he currently resides, saying he would like to return to his native country to help rebuild.
- International relief arrives
Jan 14, 2010International relief begins arriving in Haiti. U.S. entertainment network MTV announces "Hope for Haiti" telethon organized by actor George Clooney and featuring A-list Hollywood celebrities.
- Rescue effort continues, Obama pledges US aid
Jan 13, 2010Workers continue clearing rubble, pulling bodies from buildings. Hospitals are flooded with people injured in the quake. President Rene Preval says government needs help clearing streets.
- Earthquake strikes Haiti
Jan 12, 20107.0 magnitude earthquake hits Haiti at 4:53 pm. It is the largest quake to hit the region in 200 years.
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/One-Year-After-Earthquake-Haiti-Still-in-Ruins-113167789.html
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