Constitution of Haiti
The constitution has prevented any President from having two consecutive terms, but more than three out of four eligible voters stay away from the polls (illiteracy and unemployment rates are both about 75 percent)
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Rene Preval Biography and Timeline
Follow Rene Preval through 2 dated historical records for Haiti.
Rene Preval, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
2Distinct records
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1995–1995Years on this page
1995
Election
The constitution has prevented any President from having two consecutive terms, but more than three out of four eligible voters stay away from the polls (illiteracy and unemployment rates are both about 75 percent). Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristides hand-picked successor Ren‚ Preval, 51, wins the election with about 80 percent of the vote in a 14-man race
Records, sources and methodology
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