ɪn mˈeɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks ɹᵻnˈeɪ ɡɑːɹsˈiːɐ pɹˈeɪvəl wʌz ɪnˈɔːɡjʊɹˌeɪɾᵻd æz pɹˈɛzɪdənt, ˈɛndɪŋ twˈɛntisˈɪks mˈʌnθs əvən ɪlˈiːɡəli ɪmpˈoʊzd ˈɪntɚɹˌɪm ɡˈʌvɚnmənt.
In May 2006 René Garcia Préval was inaugurated as president, ending twenty-six months of an illegally imposed interim government.