René Préval, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

René Préval

President of Haiti

Date of Birth: 17-Jan-1943

Place of Birth: Marmelade, Artibonite, Haiti

Date of Death: 03-Mar-2017

Profession: politician

Nationality: Haiti

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

René Garcia Préval (French pronunciation: ?[??ne p?eval]; January 17, 1943 – March 3, 2017) was a Haitian politician and agronomist who twice served as President of Haiti, from February 7, 1996, to February 7, 2001, and again from May 14, 2006, to May 14, 2011.
He was also Prime Minister from February 1991 to October 11, 1991. Préval was the first elected head of state in Haitian history to peacefully receive power from a predecessor in office, the first since independence to serve a full term in office, the first to be elected to non-successive full terms in office, the first to peacefully hand over power, and the first former prime minister to be elected president. Préval promoted privatization of government companies, agrarian reform, and investigations of human rights abuses.
His presidencies were marked by domestic tumult and attempts at economic stabilization, with his latter term saw the destruction wrought by the 2010 Haiti earthquake.