Leonel Fernández Reyna Biography

Leonel Fernández Reyna biography

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NAME: Leonel Fernández Reyna
OCCUPATION: World Leader
BIRTH DATE: December 26, 1953 (Age: 59)
EDUCATION: Autonomous University of Santo Domingo
PLACE OF BIRTH: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Full Name: Leonel Antonio Fernández Reyna
ZODIAC SIGN: Capricorn

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Leonel Fernández Reyna is a Dominican politician who became his country's president in 1996 and again in 2004.

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At age 42, Leonel Fernández Reyna was the youngest person ever elected president of the Dominican Republic. He vowed to end political corruption, broadened the country's economic base by attracting high-technology firms and reestablished ties with Cuba. Constitutionally barred from running for reelection, Fernández left office in 2000. In 2004 he was easily elected president and won again in 2008.