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Ron Brown

US Secretary of Commerce

Died when: 54 years 246 days (656 months)
Star Sign: Leo

 

Ron Brown

Ronald Harmon Brown (August 1, 1941 – April 3, 1996) was an American politician.He served as the United States Secretary of Commerce during the first term of President Bill Clinton.

Prior to this he was chairman of the Democratic National Committee (DNC).He was the first African American to hold these positions.

He was killed, along with 34 others in a 1996 plane crash in Croatia.

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