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Saturday 05 of October 2024

Former Haitian President Preval Dies


File photo of late Mr. René Préval during the opening session of the International Donors' Conference towards a
File photo of late Mr. René Préval during the opening session of the International Donors' Conference towards a "New Future for Haiti",photo: Wikmedia/UN/Pablo Filgueiras
Preval, 74, was the first democratically elected modern-day leader of Haiti to serve his full term

PORT-AU-PRINCE – Former Haitian president Rene Préval has died, the government of the Caribbean nation said on Friday.

Preval, 74, was the first democratically elected modern-day leader of Haiti to serve his full term. In 2012, during his second term as president, Haiti was struck by a devastating earthquake.


Current President Jovenel Moise said on Twitter that he was saddened to learn of the death of Préval, who he described as a “dignified son of Haiti.”