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'''Mildred Trouillot-Aristide''' (born 1963) is an American lawyer who married [[Jean-Bertrand Aristide]], the former President of [[Haïti]], in 1996.
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|caption = Mildred Trouillot and Jean-Bertrand Aristide
|office = [[First Ladies and Gentlemen of Haiti|First Lady of Haiti]]
| term_label = In role
|term_start = February 4, 2001
|term_end = February 29, 2004
|predecessor = [[Guerda Benoît]]
|successor = [[Célima Dorcély Alexandre]]
|president = [[Jean-Bertrand Aristide]]
| term_label2=In role
|term_start2 = January 20, 1996
|term_end2 = February 7, 1996
|predecessor2= [[Marie-Thérèse Jonassaint]] (1994)
|successor2 = [[Guerda Benoît]]
|president2 = [[Jean-Bertrand Aristide]]
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|birth_place = [[New York (state)|New York]], [[United States|U.S.]]
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'''Mildred Trouillot-Aristide''' (born 1963) is an American lawyer who married [[Jean-Bertrand Aristide]], the former President of [[Haïti]], in 1996.
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Mildred Trouillot grew up in the [[Bronx]]. Both her father, Emile, and mother, Carmelle, were natives of Haïti. He left Haïti in 1958, she in 1960. They found work in [[New York]], where Emile worked in a steel factory. Carmelle worked as a laboratory technician.


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Mildred Trouillot grew up in the [[Bronx]]. Both her father, Emile, and mother, Carmelle, were natives of Haïti. He left Haïti in 1958, she in 1960. They found work in [[New York City]], where Emile worked in a steel factory. Carmelle worked as a laboratory technician.
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Mildred graduated from [[St. Barnabas High School]] where she was heavily influenced by her teacher, JoAnn DaSilva, who now teaches at [[Newton High School (New Jersey)]]. Later, she graduated from the [[City College of New York]] and the [[University of Pennsylvania Law School]]. She practiced commercial litigation for the [[Manhattan]] law firm of [[Robinson, Silverman, Pearce, Aronsohn, and Berman]]. She met Aristide at a lecture he gave in 1992. In 1994, she went to work for Aristide's government in exile in [[Washington, D.C]]. as a speechwriter, as well as doing legal work.


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Mildred graduated from [[St. Barnabas High School]], [[City College of New York]], and the [[University of Pennsylvania Law School]]. She practiced commercial litigation for the [[Manhattan]] law firm of [[Robinson, Silverman, Pearce, Aronsohn, and Berman]]. She met Aristide at a lecture he gave in 1992. In 1994, she went to work for Aristide's government in exile in [[Washington, D.C.]] as a speechwriter, as well as doing legal work.
They married on January 20, 1996, in a simple ceremony in [[Port-au-Prince]]. It was a controversial marriage in Haïti. Aristide was elected President while he was a [[Catholic]] priest, and had given up the priesthood by the time he married Mildred.


They married on January 20, 1996, in a simple ceremony in [[Port-au-Prince]].<ref name=nytimes>{{cite news|first=Gary|last=Pierre-Pierre |title=Many in Haiti Are Troubled By Marriage Of Aristide |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/01/21/world/many-in-haiti-are-troubled-by-marriage-of-aristide.html |work=[[New York Times]] |date=1996-01-21 |accessdate=2019-02-20 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612213235/https://www.nytimes.com/1996/01/21/world/many-in-haiti-are-troubled-by-marriage-of-aristide.html |archivedate=2018-06-12 |url-status=live}}</ref> It was a controversial marriage in Haïti. Aristide was elected president while he was a [[Catholic]] priest, and had given up the priesthood by the time he married Mildred.
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The couple have two daughters, Christine Aristide, born in November 1996, and Michaelle Aristide, born in 1998.


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The couple has two daughters, Christine Aristide, born in November 1996, and Michaelle Aristide, born in 1998.

==References==
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Latest revision as of 22:00, 27 April 2024

Mildred Trouillot
First Lady of Haiti
In role
February 4, 2001 – February 29, 2004
PresidentJean-Bertrand Aristide
Preceded byGuerda Benoît
Succeeded byCélima Dorcély Alexandre
In role
January 20, 1996 – February 7, 1996
PresidentJean-Bertrand Aristide
Preceded byMarie-Thérèse Jonassaint (1994)
Succeeded byGuerda Benoît
Personal details
Born1963 (age 61–62)
New York, U.S.
Spouse
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(m. 1996)​
ChildrenChristine Aristide
Michaelle Aristide
Alma materCity College of New York
University of Pennsylvania Law School
OccupationLawyer

Mildred Trouillot-Aristide (born 1963) is an American lawyer who married Jean-Bertrand Aristide, the former President of Haïti, in 1996.

Mildred Trouillot grew up in the Bronx. Both her father, Emile, and mother, Carmelle, were natives of Haïti. He left Haïti in 1958, she in 1960. They found work in New York City, where Emile worked in a steel factory. Carmelle worked as a laboratory technician.

Mildred graduated from St. Barnabas High School, City College of New York, and the University of Pennsylvania Law School. She practiced commercial litigation for the Manhattan law firm of Robinson, Silverman, Pearce, Aronsohn, and Berman. She met Aristide at a lecture he gave in 1992. In 1994, she went to work for Aristide's government in exile in Washington, D.C. as a speechwriter, as well as doing legal work.

They married on January 20, 1996, in a simple ceremony in Port-au-Prince.[1] It was a controversial marriage in Haïti. Aristide was elected president while he was a Catholic priest, and had given up the priesthood by the time he married Mildred.

The couple has two daughters, Christine Aristide, born in November 1996, and Michaelle Aristide, born in 1998.

References

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  1. ^ Pierre-Pierre, Gary (1996-01-21). "Many in Haiti Are Troubled By Marriage Of Aristide". New York Times. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2019-02-20.
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