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Michèle Bennett was born in Port‑au‑Prince, Haiti, in 1950, the daughter of Aurore (née Ligondé) and Ernest Bennett, 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. [6]
Oct 11, 2014 · Mourners greet Michele Bennett (2nd R), the ex-wife of Haiti’s former dictator Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier, and Duvalier’s son Francois Nicholas Duvalier (2nd L) during Duvalier’s private funeral mass at the St. Louis de Gonzague school chapel in Port-au-Prince October 11, 2014.
Michele Bennett Duvalier: Never Complain, Never Explain. It is 11 a.m. in Paris and Michèle Bennett Duvalier is sipping her morning coffee while catching up on the news. This particular morning, another grande dame from Haiti has been hospitalized in Port-au-Prince.
15K Followers, 1,404 Following, 669 Posts - Michele Bennett Duvalier (@michelebennettduvalier) on Instagram: "Première Dame de la République d’Haiti 1980-1986 🇭🇹 Politique & Humour - 4 enfants, un petit-fils et l’amie des chiens 🐕 💙 ️".
On 27 May 1980, Duvalier married divorcee Michèle Bennett in a wedding that cost US$2 million. The extravagance of the couple's wedding was criticized both by Haitian dissidents and the international press; though The Christian Science Monitor reported that "the event ... was enthusiastically received by a majority of Haitians". [15]
Sep 22, 2011 · When Jean-Claude Duvalier, the notorious Haitian dictator known as "Baby Doc," ended his 25-year exile this week, he made a surprise return to Haiti with an ...
Feb 15, 2010 · In Haitian society, Rudy Bennett, 57, was a somebody, a prominent businessman and the younger brother of Michele Bennett, the former first lady and ex-wife of Jean-Claude Duvalier. But his...
