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Rene Preval sworn in as Haiti's new president, pledges to unite the country

Haitian President Rene Preval in Port-au-Prince, Sunday. (CP/Fred Chartrand)

20:13:07 EDT May 14, 2006

Haitian President Rene Preval in Port-au-Prince, Sunday. (CP/Fred Chartrand)

SYLVAIN LAROCQUE

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti 20:13:07 EDT May 14, 2006 (CP) - Rene Preval, the only elected president in Haiti's history to finish his term, was sworn in Sunday to again lead the impoverished country in its latest attempt at democracy after decades of armed uprisings, lawlessness and foreign intervention.

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