Ariel Henry takes charge of Haiti as probe into president's killing continues
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A public health expert who until recently earned his living as one of Haiti’s few neurosurgeons became its newest prime minister Tuesday, nearly two weeks after the brazen assassination of President Jovenel Moïse.
Dr. Ariel Henry, 71, was named by Moïse two days before his shocking July 7 slaying inside his private residence in the hills above Port-au-Prince. In the aftermath of the president’s death, Henry was plunged into the middle of a three-way power struggle over who should take control of the country.
That question ended Monday when Acting Prime Minister Claude Joseph announced that he was relinquishing power. He will remain in the new government as foreign minister.
Tuesday’s swearing-in of Henry coincided with the start of a series of public homages for Moïse ahead of his Friday burial. During the outdoor ceremony, not far from a gang-controlled kidnapping lair in downtown Port-au-Prince, Joseph welcomed Henry and wished him “courage” and “luck” in trying to steer Haiti through another tumultuous period in its history, which also involves the ongoing investigation of Moïse’s murder.
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