Al Jazeera English published this video item, entitled “Haiti officials defend gov’t quake response as victims await aid” – below is their description.
It has been a week since a powerful earthquake hit Haiti, killing more than 2,000 people and injuring thousands.
Prime Minister Ariel Henry has been in charge of the country since President Jovenel Moise was assassinated, and has spoken to the media for the first time.
Al Jazeera’s John Holman reports from Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
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Al Jazeera English YouTube Channel
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Haiti is a Caribbean country that shares the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic to its east. Though it’s still recovering from a 2010 earthquake, many of Haiti’s landmarks dating to the early 19th century remain intact. These include Citadelle la Ferrière, a mountaintop fortress.
Jean-Jacques Dessalines (later Emperor Jacques I), defeated Napoleon Bonaparte’s forces and declared Haiti’s sovereignty on 1 January 1804.
Haiti became the only state in history established by a successful slave revolt. Apart from Alexandre Pétion, the first President of the Republic, all of Haiti’s first leaders were former slaves.