René Préval: Difference between revisions

|predecessor4 = Joseph Maxi <small>(Interior) <br></small> Jean Thomas <small>(National Defence)</small>

'''René Garcia Préval''' ({{IPA-fr|ʁəne pʁeval}}; January 17, 1943 &ndash; March 3, 2017) was a [[Haiti]]an [[politician]] and [[agronomist]]. He was twice [[President of Haiti|President]] of the [[Haiti|Republic of Haiti]]. <ref name="KnowledgeWalk">{{cite web |url=http://www.caribbeanelections.com/knowledge/biography/bios/preval_rene.asp |title=René Garcia Préval |publisher=KnowledgeWalk Institute |accessdate=2014-04-24 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111207061530/http://caribbeanelections.com/knowledge/biography/bios/preval_rene.asp |archivedate=2011-12-07 |deadurlurl-status=nolive}}</ref> The [[2010 Haiti earthquake]] occurred during his presidency. He and his [[wife]], [[First Lady]] Elisabeth Delatour Préval, survived the earthquake, when the [[:wikt:couple|couple]] was about to enter the [[Official residence#North America and Caribbean|presidential palace]] when the earthquake struck, which destroyed the palace.