2026 in Haiti
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Events in the year 2026 in Haiti.
Incumbents
[edit]- President: Transitional Presidential Council (until 7 February), vacant since 7 February
- Prime Minister: Alix Didier Fils-Aimé
Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 22 January – The Transitional Presidential Council dismisses Alix Didier Fils-Aimé as Prime Minister.[1]
February
[edit]- 2 February – The decapitated bodies of four Haitian women are found near the southern section of the Dominican Republic–Haiti border.[2]
- 5 February – An Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante operated by Agape Flights crashes near Jérémie while on a flight to Les Cayes.[3]
- 6–22 February – Haiti at the 2026 Winter Olympics
- 7 February – The Transitional Presidential Council steps down, leaving prime minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé in sole charge of the government.[4]
March
[edit]- 2 March – The United States Federal Aviation Administration extends a ban on commercial flights to Port-au-Prince until 3 September due to gang violence.[5]
Scheduled
[edit]- 30 August – 2026 Haitian general election[6][7]
Holidays
[edit]Source:[8]
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 2 January – Founders Day
- 17 February – Carnival
- 18 February – Ash Wednesday
- 3 April – Good Friday
- 1 May – Labour and Agriculture Day
- 29 May – Ascension Day
- 18 May – Flag Day and Universities Day
- 4 June – Corpus Christi
- 15 August – Assumption of Mary
- 17 October – Dessalines Day
- 1 November – All Saints' Day
- 2 November – All Souls' Day
- 18 November – Battle of Vertières Day
- 5 December – Discovery Day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
Deaths
[edit]- 8 February – Eddy Antoine, 76, footballer (Racing Haïtien, Chicago Sting, national team).[9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Haiti's transitional council deepens political chaos by voting to oust the prime minister". AP News. 2026-01-25. Retrieved 2026-01-25.
- ^ "Dominican police say bodies of 4 decapitated women found near border with Haiti". AP News. 2026-02-03. Retrieved 2026-02-03.
- ^ "'We do not believe that there were any survivors': Florida charity on Haiti plane crash". Miami Herald. 2026-02-06. Retrieved 2026-02-09.
- ^ "Haiti's presidential council steps down with no succession plan". Africanews. 2026-02-08. Retrieved 2026-02-09.
- ^ "US extends ban on commercial flights to Haiti's capital due to gang violence". AP News. 2026-03-04. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
- ^ Blaise, Juhakenson (17 November 2025). "Haiti's Provisional Electoral Council sets elections for August 2026". The Haitian Times. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
- ^ "Haiti - FLASH : Official Calendar of Upcoming Elections". Haiti Libre. 16 November 2025. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
- ^ "Haiti Public Holidays". Public Holidays Global. Archived from the original on 12 October 2025. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
- ^ Eliézer, Gary (9 February 2026). "Foot- Décès: Eddy Antoine s'éteint, le silence lourd d'un géant du football haïtien !".
