Pascal-Trouillot, Ertha (1943–)

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Pascal-Trouillot, Ertha (1943–)

Haitian lawyer and politician. Born Ertha Pascal, 1943, in Haiti.

Was Haiti's 1st female member of the bar; was the 1st female judge in the Haitian Civil Court, and the Court of Appeals, and the 1st woman judge on the Supreme Court; served as provisional president of Haiti (Mar 13 1990–Feb 7, 1991), helping to stabilize the country and prepare it for the democratic election that brought Aristide to power.

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