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Here is a picture of the Haitian-American Lucie Tondreau who became the first Haitian woman elected Mayor of the city of North Miami. She wan second round of municipal elections against the former Mayor of the City, Kevin Burns.

Lucie Tondreau is from La Vallee de Jacmel. She and her family left Haiti under the dictatorship of Duvalier.

She studied in Montreal and then moved to Miami in 1986.

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Here is a picture of Josaphat J. Celestin, also known as Joe Celestin. He established a precedent when he became Mayor two years later. He became the first Haitian-American to become Mayor of a sizeable US city. Joe Celestin was re-elected for a second term in 2003.

He has a Master Degree in Engineer/Architect. In 1996, he ran for the Florida Legislature, and for the Florida Senate in 1998.

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