1. Ertha Pascal-Trouillot was the first woman in Haitian history to hold that office and the first female president of African descent in the Americas.
14 Facts About Ertha Pascal-Trouillot
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Ertha Pascal-Trouillot was born on August 13,1943, in the well-to-do suburb of Petion-Ville in the hills above the crowded capital.
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Ertha Pascal-Trouillot's father, Thimbles, was an iron worker and died when she was young.
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Ertha Pascal-Trouillot's mother Louise was a seamstress and embroiderer.
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Ertha Pascal-Trouillot reportedly received support from the army, but after Aristide's victory, she was arrested and charged with involvement in a coup, but after Aristide's victory, she was arrested and charged with involvement in a coup.
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Ertha Pascal-Trouillot subsequently stepped away from active politics and left Haiti.
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Ertha Pascal-Trouillot later returned to Haiti but largely remained out of the public eye.
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Ertha Pascal-Trouillot oversaw the council's operations to avert conflict and fulfill her duties to serve the public.
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Ertha Pascal-Trouillot announced the reopening of schools, which had been closed for over a week due to protests against the military rule of Lt.
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Ertha Pascal-Trouillot steered Haiti through its initial transition from dictatorship to a new democracy with free elections.
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Ertha Pascal-Trouillot was married for over 40 years to Ernst Trouillot, a journalist, lawyer, and teacher.
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Ertha Pascal-Trouillot met him when she was a teenage girl in one of his social classes.
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Ertha Pascal-Trouillot served as counsel to the National Bank, from which the dictators are said to have obtained a fortune.
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Ertha Pascal-Trouillot has resided in Haiti as well as New York City.