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Newly sworn in Governor General Michaelle Jean, second from right, waves to the crowd as she leaves Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2005 with her husband Jean-Daniel Lafond, right, and six year-old daughter Marie-Eden Jean, not shown, in a landau. Jean is a refugee from Haiti - the first black and only the third woman to hold the title of governor general. (AP PHOTO/CP, Jonathan Hayward) Height (pixels): 396 Width (pixels): 512

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Newly sworn in Governor General Michaelle Jean, left, and her husband Jean-Daniel Lafond share a laugh as they sit on the throne in the Senate chamber during her installation ceremony Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2005 in Ottawa. Jean is a refugee from Haiti - the first black and only the third woman to hold the title of governor general. (AP PHOTO/CP, Tom Hanson) Height (pixels): 345 Width (pixels): 512

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Michaelle Jean is sworn in as Canada's 27th governor general during a ceremony in the Senate Tuesday Sept. 27, 2005, in Ottawa, Canada. Queen Elizabeth II's new representative in Canada is a refugee from Haiti, the first black and only the third woman to hold the title of governor general. Jean, 48, is also one of the youngest to hold the office, the highest in Canada's constitutional order. (AP Photo/CP, Tom Hanson) Height (pixels): 401 Width (pixels): 512

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Newly sworn in Governor General Michaelle Jean, center, greets people in the Hall of Honnor on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2005 with her six year-old daughter Marie-Eden Jean, front right, as Prime Minister Paul Martin follows. Jean is a refugee from Haiti - the first black and only the third woman to hold the title of governor general. (AP PHOTO/CP, Jonathan Hayward) Height (pixels): 367 Width (pixels): 512

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Newly sworn in Governor General Michaelle Jean inspects the guard as she leaves Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2005. Jean is a refugee from Haiti - the first black and only the third woman to hold the title of governor general. (AP PHOTO/CP, Jonathan Hayward) Height (pixels): 356 Width (pixels): 512

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Claudy Gassant was the Chief Prosecutor of the Parquet du Tribunal de Premiere Instance de Port-au-Prince.

After a week of confrontations with Petionville's police chief, Port-au-Prince district attorney Claudy Gassant stepped down on August 12 2008

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<P>Senator Barack Obama poses with Haitian State Representatve Yolly Roberson during a campaign stop to meet with Florida Democratic Legislators, Friday, March 30, 2007, in Tallahassee, Florida..</P>
<P><SPAN id=ctrlContentBox_ctrlPageContent__ctl0_lblHistory>Yolly Roberson's father, Levius Roberson, was a Mayor & County Court Judge in Haiti</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN><SPAN id=ctrlContentBox_ctrlPageContent__ctl0_lblHistory>Yolly Roberson's g</SPAN>randfather, Louis Roberson, was State Representative in Haiti</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN id=ctrlContentBox_ctrlPageContent__ctl0_lblBorn><SPAN><SPAN id=ctrlContentBox_ctrlPageContent__ctl0_lblHistory>Yolly Roberson was born in Mirbalais Haiti on </SPAN></SPAN>October 26, 1955</SPAN></P>
<P>Photo from AP Photo by Phil Coale </P>
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Did you happen to notice this bill board in Wyclef's Video If I was President?

Watch the video here:
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His Excellency, Mr. Jean-Daniel Lafond, is the husband of Haitian-Canadian Governor General Michaelle Jean.

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