Person in history
Jovenel Moïse
Jovenel Moïse, Haitian entrepreneur and politician, President of Haiti (born 1968)
Life at a glance
- Died
- 2021 · July 7
Their story
Who they were
Jovenel Moïse was a Haitian politician and businessman who served as the 48th president of Haiti from 2017 until his assassination in 2021. He assumed the presidency in February 2017 following his victory in the November 2016 Haitian presidential election.
Early life
Early life and education Moïse with Barbadian prime minister Mia Mottley , 4 July 2018 Jovenel Moïse was born on 26 June 1968 in Trou du Nord , Nord-Est . Moïse's father, Étienne Moïse, was a farmer and a mechanic, while his mother, Lucia Bruno, was a seamstress . Moïse, alongside his family, relocated to Port-au-Prince in July 1974, where he attended primary school at the École Nationale Don Durélin , secondary school at Lycée Toussaint Louverture, and the Centre Culturel du Collège Canado-Haïtien . [ 1 ]
Why this date
Jovenel Moïse appears on our July 7 calendar for 2021 as a death entry.
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July 7 2021.
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