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René Préval

1943 - 2017

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René Garcia Préval (French pronunciation: [ʁəne ɡaʁsja pʁeval]; 17 January 1943 – 3 March 2017) was a Haitian politician and agronomist who twice was President of Haiti, from early 1996 to early 2001, and again from mid-2006 to mid-2011. He was also Prime Minister from early to late 1991 under the presidency of Jean-Bertrand Aristide. In addition to being the first elected head of state since independence to serve a full term, the first to be elected to full terms of office without succeeding, the first to peacefully transfer power, and the first former prime minister to be elected president, Préval was also the first elected head of state in Haitian history to do so. Préval promoted privatization of government companies, agrarian reform, and investigations of human rights abuses. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. René Préval is the 5,000th most popular politician (up from 5,194th in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from Haiti (up from 9th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Haitian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, René Préval ranks 5,000 out of 19,576. Before him are Pierre Mauroy, Erwin Piscator, Chandragupta II, Horia Sima, Sweyn Haakonsson, and Tervel of Bulgaria. After him are Ivo Josipović, Mesud I, Eumenes I, Traidenis, Shvarn, and Ayşe Sultan.

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Among people born in 1943, René Préval ranks 104. Before him are Colin Baker, Jean-Claude Killy, Hugh Thompson Jr., Superstar Billy Graham, Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela, and Thomas J. Sargent. After him are Lorenzo Sanz, Richard S. Hamilton, George Benson, Bernard Tapie, Reinaldo Arenas, and Robert Lefkowitz. Among people deceased in 2017, René Préval ranks 78. Before him are Chris Cornell, Piet Keizer, Yasuyuki Kuwahara, Pierre Bergé, Jacque Fresco, and Peter L. Berger. After him are Azzedine Alaïa, Nicolai Gedda, Michael Nyqvist, Zhou Youguang, Peter Abrahams, and Jake LaMotta.

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In Haiti

Among people born in Haiti, René Préval ranks 6 out of 94. Before him are Toussaint Louverture (1743), François Duvalier (1907), Jean-Jacques Dessalines (1758), Thomas-Alexandre Dumas (1762), and Jean-Claude Duvalier (1951). After him are John James Audubon (1785), Alexandre Pétion (1770), Jean-Pierre Boyer (1776), Jeanne Duval (1820), Jean-Bertrand Aristide (1953), and Ariel Henry (1949).

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Among POLITICIANS In Haiti

Among politicians born in Haiti, René Préval ranks 3. Before him are Jean-Jacques Dessalines (1758), and Jean-Claude Duvalier (1951). After him are Alexandre Pétion (1770), Jean-Pierre Boyer (1776), Jean-Bertrand Aristide (1953), Ariel Henry (1949), Anacaona (1474), Leslie Manigat (1930), Faustin Soulouque (1782), Boniface Alexandre (1936), and Jovenel Moïse (1968).

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