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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1 August 1941 Washington, D.C.
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Died |
3 April 1996 (aged 54) near Dubrovnik, Croatia
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Zodiac | Leo |
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