Ertha Pascal-Trouillot | |
|---|---|
 Pascal-Trouillot in 1991 | |
| 41st President of Haiti | |
| In office 13 March 1990 – 7 February 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Hérard Abraham |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Bertrand Aristide |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 August 1943 Pétion-Ville, Haiti |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse | Ernst Trouillot |
| Alma mater | University of Haiti |
Ertha Pascal-Trouillot (French pronunciation: [ɛʁta paskal tʁujo]; born 13 August 1943)[1] is a Haitian politician who served as the provisional President of Haiti for 11 months in 1990 and 1991. She was the first woman in Haitian history to hold that office and the first female president of African descent in the Americas.[2][3]
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- ^ Skard, Torild (2014) "Ertha Pascal-Trouillot", Women of power - Half a century of female presidents and prime ministers worldwide, Bristol: Policy Press, ISBN 978-1-44731-578-0.
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