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Haiti's president assassinated: 5 essential reads to give you key history and insight

  • Written by Catesby Holmes, International Editor | Politics Editor, The Conversation US
imageHaitian police patrol outside the presidential residence in Port-au-Prince on July 7, 2021, after President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated. Valerie Baeriswyl/AFP via Getty Images

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