In Haiti, Rene Preval has been sworn in as the country’s first democratically elected president since the U.S.-backed coup ousted Jean Bertrand Aristide in 2004. At his inauguration ceremony, Preval urged Haitians to work together to build a more stable nation.

• Rene Preval: “I will respect the rights of all Haitians and I will make everyone respect those rights. I will do all I can so that the people of Haiti always remain a great people and the masters of their territory and so that they never lose the smallest piece of their country.”

Rene Preval previously served as Haiti’s president from 1996 to 2001. He also served as prime minister in Aristide’s first administration.