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Former Haitian President Rene Preval Dies At 74
by The Haitian Times Mar. 03, 2017 Apr. 01, 2021
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Former Haitian president Rene Preval 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 ofPreval, who he described as a "dignified son of Haiti."