René Préval

Profession: President of Haiti

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Biography: Préval served as President of Haiti from 1996 to 2001 and again from 2006 to 2011.

His first term saw attempts to reform the economy and investigate human rights abuses while his second term saw the destruction wrought by the earthquake in Haiti on January 12, 2010, which killed between 100,000 to 316,000 people.

Born: January 17, 1943
Birthplace: Cap-Haïtien

Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Horse
Star Sign: Capricorn

Died: March 3, 2017 (aged 74)
Cause of Death: Cardiac arrest