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Michèle Bennett was born in Port‑au‑Prince, Haiti, [5] in 1950, the daughter of Aurore (née Ligondé) and Ernest Bennett, a Haitian businessman and descendant of King Henry I of Haiti. [5] Her father owned more than 50,000 acres (20,000 ha) of land, growing mostly coffee, and employing 1,600 estate workers in addition to 900 more in his ...
On 28–29 July 1958, Alix "Sonson" Pasquet, accompanied by two fellow Haitian military officers and five American soldiers of fortune, attempted to overthrow Haitian President François Duvalier by seizing an army barracks in Port-au-Prince and rallying like-minded troops for an attack on the Presidential palace.
Alix Pasquet (November 14, 1919 – July 29, 1958) was a World War II fighter pilot, one of only five Haitian members of the Tuskegee Airmen, a soccer star, and a political revolutionary. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] He was killed while leading a coup attempt against Haitian President François Duvalier in 1958.
Haiti's president, Jean-Claude Duvalier married Michèle Bennett Pasquet in a wedding that cost the nation three million U.S. dollars. [139] The extravagance of the couple's wedding did not lack local critics, though The Christian Science Monitor reported that the event was "enthusiastically received by a majority of Haitians." [140]
Jean-Claude Duvalier (French: [ʒɑ̃klod dyvalje]; 3 July 1951 – 4 October 2014), nicknamed "Baby Doc" (French: Bébé Doc, Haitian Creole: Bebe Dòk), was a Haitian dictator who inherited the President of Haiti from 1971 until he was overthrown by a popular uprising in February 1986.
A former Playboy model killed herself and her 7-year-old son after jumping from a hotel in Midtown New York City on Friday morning. The New York Post reports that 47-year-old Stephanie Adams ...
Michele Bennett or Michèle Bennett may refer to: Michèle Bennett (born 15 January 1950), former First Lady of Haiti. Michele Bennett (film producer), Australian ...
Michèle Bennett (1950–present) Jean-Claude Duvalier: 1971–1986 Gisèle Célestin Namphy: Henri Namphy: 1986–1988 Mirlande Manigat (1940–present) Leslie Manigat: 1988-1988 Gisèle Célestin Namphy: Henri Namphy: 1988-1988 Marie-Ange Nazon Avril: Prosper Avril: 1988–1990 Maryse Armand Abraham: Hérard Abraham: 1990-1990 Ernst Trouillot