Supporters celebrate after Dominican President Leonel Fernandez won the presidential elections in Santo Domingo on May 16, 2008. President Leonel Fernandez was re-elected Friday for a third term as leader of the Dominican Republic, Social Democrat and runner-up Miguel Vargas said as he conceded the election. Getty Images logo Getty Images 21 months ago

Supporters celebrate after Dominican President Leonel Fernandez won the presidential elections in Santo Domingo on May 16, 2008. President Leonel Fernandez was re-elected Friday for a third term as leader of the Dominican Republic, Social Democrat and runner-up Miguel Vargas said as he conceded the election.

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  1. The President of the Dominican Republic, Leonel Fernandez, right, meets with Ma Ying-jeou, President of Taiwan at the presidential palace in Santo Domingo, Thursday Jan. 28, 2010. Both presidents met to discuss about bilateral cooperation and joint aid projects for earthquake damaged Haiti.
  2. The President of the Dominican Republic, Leonel Fernandez, right, meets with Ma Ying-jeou, President of Taiwan at the presidential palace in Santo Domingo, Thursday Jan. 28, 2010. Both presidents met to discuss about bilateral cooperation and joint aid projects for earthquake damaged Haiti.
  3. The President of Dominican Republic Leonel Fernandez, left, stands next to the newly inaugurated president of Honduras Porfirio Lobo, center, and Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya at the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010. Zelaya, who was ousted in a military coup last June, has been holed up in Brazil's embassy since Sept. 21 and is expected to leave the embassy in the next hours to travel to the Dominican Republic.
  4. Dominican Republic's President Leonel Fernandez, left, Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou, center, and Panama's President Ricardo Martinelli pray during the presidential inauguration ceremony for Honduras' new President Porfirio Lobo in Tegucigalpa, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010. Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya, who was ousted in a military coup last June, flew into exile Wednesday, ending months of turmoil and his failed quest to be restored to power after a June 28 coup that drew international condemnation.
  5. Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya, third from left, stands with his wife Xiomara Castro, fourth from left, Dominican Republic's President Leonel Fernandez, left, First Lady of Dominican Republic Margarita Cedeno, second from left, and Dominican Republic's Vice President Rafael Alburquerque pose for a photo after Zelaya and Castro arrived to the San Isidro air base on the outskirts of Santo Domingo, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010. Zelaya left his refuge in the Brazilian Embassy and flew into exile Wednesday, ending months of turmoil and his thwarted quest to be restored to power after a June 28 coup that drew international condemnation.
  6. In this photo released by the Dominican Republic Presidency, Haiti's President Rene Preval, left, speaks as his Dominican counterpart Leonel Fernandez, right, and Dominican vice-president Rafael Alburquerque listen, during a summit to discuss the future of Haiti's after Tuesday's earthquake in Santo Domingo, Monday, Jan. 18, 2010.
  7. Dominican Republic's President Leonel Fernandez (2nd L) hugs Xiomara Castro de Zelaya, the wife of toppled Honduran President Manuel Zelaya (L), next to Honduras' newly sworn-in President Porfirio Lobo, inside the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa January 27, 2010. Zelaya left his Brazilian embassy refuge on Wednesday and headed into exile, Honduran media said, ending months of political limbo since he was toppled in a June coup. Zelaya struck a deal with the newly elected President Porfirio Lobo, who took office on Wednesday, to fly to exile in the Dominican Republic as a way to avoid prosecution in Honduras on charges he violated the constitution while in office.
  8. Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernandez jokes as he displays a New York Yankees jersey with his name on it during a visit by a Yankees delegation, in Santo Domingo January 7, 2010. Dominican Republic players who are part of the Yankees' roster visited the national palace in the Caribbean country to show their Baseball World Series trophy to Fernandez.
  9. Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernandez (3rd R) poses next to some players during a visit by a New York Yankees delegation, in Santo Domingo January 7, 2010. Dominican Republic players who are part of the Yankees' roster visited the national palace in the Caribbean country to show their Baseball World Series trophy to Fernandez.
  10. Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernandez receives a ball signed by New York Yankees players during a visit by their delegation in Santo Domingo January 7, 2010. Dominican Republic players who are part of the Yankees' roster visited the national palace in the Caribbean country to show the their Baseball World Series trophy to Fernandez.
  11. Actress Angelina Jolie (L) talks with Dominican Republic's President Leonel Fernandez during a meeting at the National Palace in Santo Domingo February 8, 2010. Jolie, who serves as a goodwill ambassador for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and UNICEF, also visited a local hospital where victims of Haiti's earthquake are being treated, according to local media.
  12. Actress Angelina Jolie (L) shakes hands with Dominican Republic's President Leonel Fernandez during a meeting at the National Palace in Santo Domingo February 8, 2010. Jolie, who serves as a goodwill ambassador for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and UNICEF, also visited a local hospital where victims of Haiti's earthquake are being treated, according to local media.
  13. In this photo released by the Dominican Republic Presidency, US actress Angelina Jolie speaks with the Dominican Republic's President Leonel Fernandez, unseen, during her visit to the National Palace in Santo Domingo, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Jolie previously visited a hospital in the Dominican capital, where women and children that survived Haiti's Jan. 12 earthquake are being treated.
  14. In this photo released by the Dominican Republic Presidency, U.S. actress Angelina Jolie speaks to Dominican Republic's President Leonel Fernandez during her visit to the national palace in Santo Domingo, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Jolie previously visited a hospital in the Dominican capital, where women and children that survived Haiti's Jan. 12 earthquake are being treated.
  15. In this photo released by the Dominican Republic Presidency, U.S. actress Angelina Jolie, left, shakes hands with Dominican Republic's President Leonel Fernandez during her visit to the national palace in Santo Domingo, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Jolie previously visited a hospital in the Dominican capital, where women and children that survived Haiti's Jan. 12 earthquake are being treated. In background, a painting depicting Juan Pablo Duarte, founder of Dominican Republic.
  16. Ecuador's President Rafael Correa (L) speaks with Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernandez at the national palace in Santo Domingo January 30, 2010. Correa is visiting the country as he is coordinating actions for the reconstruction of Haiti.

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