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Michèle Bennett
Michèle Bennett (born 15 January 1950) is the former First Lady of Haiti and the ex‑wife of former President for Life of Haiti, Jean‑Claude Duvalier. They fled to France together when he resigned in 1986; they divorced in 1990.
Michèle Bennett was born in Port‑au‑Prince, Haiti, in 1950, the daughter of Aurore(née Ligondé) and ErnestBennett, a Haitian businessman and descendant of King Henry I of Haiti. 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 business. Her uncle was Haiti’s Roman Catholic Archbishop Monsignor François‑Wolff Ligondé. The Bennetts are light‑skinned mulattoes (of mixed race) from a largely black country.
At 15, Bennett moved to rural New York state, where she was educated at St. Mary’s School in Peekskill. She went on to work as a secretary at a slipper company in New York City’s Garment District. In 1973, she married Alix Pasquet, Jr., the son of Captain Alix Pasquet, a well-known mulatto officer and Tuskegee Airman who in 195
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Michèle Bennett
Former First Lady of Haiti (born 1950)
This article is about the former First Lady of Haiti. For the Australian film producer, see Michele Bennett (film producer).
Michèle Bennett | |
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| In role 27 May 1980 – 7 February 1986 | |
| President | Jean-Claude Duvalier |
| Preceded by | Simone Duvalier |
| Succeeded by | Gabrielle Namphy |
| Born | (1950-01-15) 15 January 1950 (age 75) Port‑au‑Prince, Haiti |
| Spouses | Alix Pasquet Jr. (m. 1973; div. 1978)Jean‑Claude Duvalier (m. 1980; div. 1990) |
| Children | 4 |
Michèle Bennett (born 15 January 1950)[1] is the former First Lady of Haiti and the ex‑wife of former President of Haiti, Jean‑Claude Duvalier.[2] They fled to France together when he resigned in 1986;[3] they divorced in 1990.[4]
Early life
Michèle Bennett was born in Port‑au‑Prince, Haiti,[5] in 1950, the daughter of Aurore (née Ligondé) and Erne
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Michèle Bennett
MichèleBennett
Born 1950s.
Daughter of Ernest Bennett and Aurore Elizabeth (Ligonde) Bennett
Sister of [private brother (1950s - unknown)] [half] and Rudy Bennett[half]
[children unknown]
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Biography
Michèle Bennett was born in Haiti.
Michèle Bennett was born in Port‑au‑Prince, Haiti, 15 Jan 1950. She was the eldest of seven children born to Ernest Bennett and his wife Aurore (née Ligondé). Her uncle was Haiti’s Roman Catholic Archbishop Monsignor François‑Wolff Ligondé. The Bennetts, who descended from Haiti's King Henry I, were light‑skinned mulattoes (of mixed race). Historically looked down upon by the black majority and white occupiers alike, by the 1930s, mulattos had established an elite social class which dominated Haitian government, thwarting the political aspirations of the black middle class.
At age 15, Michèle moved to rural New York state, where she was educated at St. Mary’s School in Peekskill. She went on to work as a secretary at a slipper com
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