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Ertha Pascal-Trouillot, First Haitian Woman President
The first woman in Haitian history to become President, Ertha Pascal-Trouillot was born in August 1943. She became provisional President of Haiti in 1990 as she was chief justice at the time. She attended school at Lycée François Duvalier and was mentored by Ernst Trouillot who became her husband
Erta Pascal-Trouillot was a teenager when Duvalier took power and became the first woman justice of the Supreme Court of Haiti as a result of her excelling in school.
Pascal-Trouillot became interim president of Haiti, March 13, 1990; left office February 7, 1991, for duly elected president, Rev. Jean-Bertrand Aristide
Roger Lafontant and Ertha Pascal-Trouillot, Coup D'Etat missed
This was an attempt from former Duvalier official to take over power via a coup D'Etat. On January 6th, 1991, as president Jean Bertrand Aristide wan the post Duvalier election, a coup D'Etat was orchestrated by Roger Lafontant, a Tonton Macoute leader. Following the bloodless coup, Roger Lafontant, seized power abd declared himself president. An imposing number of the newly elected Jean Bertrand Aristide took to the streets to protest the Coup D'Etat. Several strategies were developed by the Tonton Macoute leader, Roger Lafontant, but to no avail.
The international community and the Organization of American States condemned the Coup attempt. Finally, General Herard Abraham reestablished order. It was estimated that over 75 people were killed in the violence that erupted in Port-au-Prince.
On July 31, 1991, Former Coup D'Etat mastermind Roger Lafontant was sentenced to life in prison for his attempted coup. He was killed in prison during a coup later that year.
Ertha Pascal-Trouillot and Jean Bertrand Aristide
On 6 January 1991, as president Jean Bertrand Aristide was declared winner of the election, following the exile of Jean-Claude Duvalier, a coup D'Etat was orchestrated by Roger Lafontant, a Tonton Macoute leader. The coup D'Etat was done to pre-empt an Aristide presidency took place. Following the coup, Roger Lafontant, seized the provisional president Ertha Pascal-Trouillot and declared himself president.
This was a short lived action. The Haitian population and a large numbers of Aristide supporters took to the streets to protest the Coup D'Etat. Roger Lafontant declared martial law. However, under the commend of General Herard Abraham, the Haitian army crushed the incipient coup and reestablished order
Erta pascal-Trouillot and General Herard Abraham
Here is a picture of two people who made an important mark in the history of Haiti Former Haitian President Ertha Pascal-Trouillot and General Hérard Abraham.
On 6 January 1991, a coup attempt took place during the government of Ertha Pascal-Trouillot. Roger Lafontant, a Tonton Macoute leader under Jean-Claude Duvalier, took over power of the provisional president Ertha Pascal-Trouillot and declared himself president. The army, under the command of General Herard Abraham crushed the incipient coup.
Herard Abraham was in support of the 1986 coup against Jean Claude Duvalier. He then served as foreign minister for the first time under Henri Namphy from 1987 to 1988. He was also acting President of Haïti on March 10, 1990
Ertha Pascal Trouillot, Former Haitian President
This is a picture of former Haitian president Ertha Pascal Trouillot.
She was responsible and took full credit for organizing the first truly free elections in Haiti on December 16, 1990
This was the Presidential election in where Jean Bertrand Aristide won with 67% of the vote.
On a sad part, upon his arrival in power, former Haitian presedent Jean-Bertrand Aristide had her arrested Ertha Pascal-Trouillot arrested under charges of complicity in the January attempted coup d'état.
A List Of Former Haitian Presidents Living In Haiti In 2011
Here is a picture illustrating the number of former Haitian presidents currently living in Haiti. By May, 2011, the country will have a record number of former presidents. themlist includes: Jean-claude Duvalier, Jean Bertrand Aristide, Prosper Avril, H rard Abraham, Ertha Pascal-Trouillot, Lesly Manigat, boniface alexandre, Rene Preval
This will be the first time that happen in the history of Haiti.