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Leonel Fernández
Leonel Antonio Fernández Reyna, is a Dominican lawyer, academic, and was the 50th and 52nd President of the Dominican Republic from 1996 to 2000 and from 2004 to 2012. From 2016 until 2020, he was the President of the EU–LAC Foundation.
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politics · President of the Dominican Republic (1996–2000; 2004–2012) · politician · lawyer · writer · jurist · also Leonel Fernández, Leonel Fernandez, Leonel Antonio Fernández Reyna, Fernández
Born 26 December 1953 · Q151944
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2026· 24 entries
proceso.com.do: Leonel Fernández denuncia Santo Domingo Este vive “tormenta perfecta” con apagones, falta de agua y acumulación de basura
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eldia.com.do: Leonel Fernández denuncia apagones, falta de agua y basura en Santo Domingo Este
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elperiodico.com.do: Leonel Fernández califica de “tormenta perfecta” los apagones, falta de agua y basura en Santo Domingo Este
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Noticias Telemicro: Leonel Fernández: “El pueblo se cansó” de los apagones, el alto costo de vida y las promesas incumplidas
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elperiodico.com.do: Leonel Fernández afirma que el PRM no pudo mantener las 24 horas de energía
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Hoy Digital: Leonel Fernández asegura PRM no pudo mantener programa de 24 horas de energía: “El pueblo se cansó”
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La Propuesta Digital: Dos encuentros con Leonel Fernández
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Diario Libre: Leonel Fernández: “El pueblo se cansó de aguantar tantas promesas incumplidas”
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eldia.com.do: Leonel Fernández cuestiona apagones: “No han sabido continuar” proyecto de 24 horas
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DiarioDigitalRD: Leonel Fernández encabezará actividades en Santo Domingo Este
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Acento: Traumas, discurso y la transición del gobierno de Leonel Fernández: 2004-2008 (4)
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Diario Eco: Leonel Fernández encabezará jornada de juramentación en El Almirante, SDE
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7dias.com.do: A lo externo de Fuerza del Pueblo, Omar Fernández despierta apoyo para 2028, pero miembros prefieren a Leonel Fernández
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Acento: Leonel Fernández: Santiago Matías es un fenómeno comunicacional, pero hacer política “es otra cosa”
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DiarioDigitalRD: Roberto Rosario responde a Alofoke sobre su crítica a Leonel Fernández
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El Pregonero: Roberto Rosario denuncia campaña del PRM para desacreditar una candidatura de Leonel Fernández
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El Sol de la Florida: Leonel Fernández pide ampliar debate sobre reforma policial
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RC Noticias: Dirigente del PRM asegura sería más difícil vencer a Omar Fernández
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Diario Libre: Leonel Fernández pide ampliar debate sobre proyecto de Ley Orgánica de la Policía
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El Nacional — La voz de todos: Fuerza del Pueblo en Rhode Island afirma diáspora mantiene esperanza en Leonel Fernández
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AlMomento.net: Leonel Fernández y Felipe Payano felicitan RD por los JCC
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El Nuevo Diario: Leonel Fernández y Felipe Payano felicitan a delegación dominicana por actuación en Juegos Centroamericanos
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2016· 1 entry
Was sued by a group of Dominican citizens who accused him of embezzling money from the government
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2013· 3 entries
Awarded honorary doctor of Paris 8 University (2013).
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Awarded Order of José Cecilio del Valle (2013).
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Leonel Fernández was accused of money-laundering related to the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development
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2012· 1 entry
Authorities raided a local newspaper publisher and formally accused him of collaborating with Rajat Khare of the mercenary Indian hack-for-hire firm Appin to hack emails and extract information from the nation's elite fo
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2011· 2 entries
Awarded Order of the Quetzal presented by Álvaro Colom (2011).
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Paid the Indian company between $5,000 and $10,000 a month to spy on over 200 prominent Dominicans—including Fernández
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2009· 1 entry
Fernández was again accused of corruption, this time for his role in the construction of a new airport in Santo Domingo
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2004· 1 entry
Career landmark: President of the Dominican Republic (2004–2012).
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2003· 1 entry
Fernández married Margarita Cedeño Lizardo, his former Presidential Legal Adviser and an associate attorney of his law firm, having another child, Yolanda América María
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2002· 1 entry
Founded a sister organisation, the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development, dedicated to promoting collaboration between organizations in the United States and the Dominican Republic
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2001· 1 entry
Was accused of embezzling $100 million from the Temporary and Minimal Employment Program, a fund intended to create jobs and quell strikes
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2000· 2 entries
Leonel Fernandez founded the Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), headquartered in Santo Domingo, as a think tank as well as a resource and training centre
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Fernández was unable to run for a consecutive term as the 1994 constitution prohibited it
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1999· 2 entries
Awarded honorary doctor of the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne (1999).
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Awarded Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (1999).
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1996· 1 entry
Career landmark: President of the Dominican Republic (1996–2000).
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1987· 1 entry
(the daughter of Juan Domínguez and the mayoress of Jarabacoa Josefa Piedad Quezada), and had two children, Omar and Nicole
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1973· 1 entry
By former Dominican President Juan Bosch, leaving the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) to do so
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1968· 1 entry
And started law studies in the Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo
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1963· 1 entry
After the first democratic elections held in roughly four decades in the country
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1962· 1 entry
His family moved to New York City in the United States
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1953· 1 entry
Born 1953-12-26.
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