2026-01-18
HISTORICAL CONTEXT
The February 7 deadline derives from the April 2024 transition agreement
establishing the Transitional Presidential Council with an 18-month mandate expiring
February 7 2026. Previous constitutional deadlines in Haitian history including the
February 7 1986 departure of Jean-Claude Duvalier and February 7 1991
inauguration of Jean-Bertrand Aristide established February 7 as symbolically
significant date in Haitian democratic transitions making current deadline politically
charged.