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Haiti observes Eastern Standard Time Zone as standard time, and Eastern Daylight Time as daylight saving time (DST). DST is observed annually from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November. [1]
Full independence of Haiti was declared in 1804. Between 1806 and 1820 Haiti was divided between the northern State , renamed Kingdom in 1811, and the southern Republic . Between 1822 and 1844 the reunified Republic of Haiti ruled over the entire island of Hispaniola , during the Haitian occupation of Santo Domingo .
The current political, economic, and social crisis began with protests in cities throughout Haiti on 7 July 2018 in response to increased fuel prices. These protests gradually evolved into demands for the resignation of the president, Jovenel Moïse.
On 12 January 2010, at 4:53 pm local time, Haiti was struck by a magnitude-7.0 earthquake. This was the country's most severe earthquake in over 200 years. [197] The earthquake was reported to have left between 160,000 and 300,000 people dead and up to 1.6 million homeless, making it one of the deadliest natural disasters ever recorded.
The 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 M w earthquake that struck Haiti at 16:53 local time (21:53 UTC) on Tuesday, 12 January 2010. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] The epicenter was near the town of Léogâne , Ouest department , approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of Port-au-Prince , Haiti's capital.
Following his selection, Conille, 58, told the Miami Herald that he is “deeply honored and humbled to accept the role of prime minister during this critical time” in Haiti’s history.
On January 12, 2010, at 21:53 UTC (4:53 PM local time) Haiti was struck by a magnitude-7.0 earthquake, the country's most severe earthquake in over 200 years. [30] The epicenter of the quake was just outside the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, in Léogâne. [31]
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