Advertisement Continue reading the main story“As a person, I was paralyzed,” Mr. Préval told The Los Angeles Times that year. After Mr. Aristide became president in 1990, having left the priesthood, he appointed Mr. Préval as his prime minister, placing him in charge of the government’s operations. Mr. Préval, whose first two marriages ended in divorce, is survived by his wife, Elisabeth Delatour Préval, two daughters, Patricia and Dominique, and two stepsons. Mr. Préval was never one to stir up the masses with oratory flair, or one to bother stumping on the campaign trail. When the earthquake — 7.0 magnitude — toppled the capital on Jan. 12, 2010, Mr. Préval did not emerge in public for hours.

Source: New York Times March 04, 2017 02:03 UTC