MichaMichaelle Jeanelle Jean

The Governor GeneralThe Governor General

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ChildhoodChildhood

Michaelle Jean was born Michaelle Jean was born September 6September 6thth 1957 in Porte-au- 1957 in Porte-au-Prince, Haiti. Porte-au-Prince is Prince, Haiti. Porte-au-Prince is where Michaelle spent her early where Michaelle spent her early years in a middle class years in a middle class neighborhood. Her parents where neighborhood. Her parents where Roger and Luce. There her father Roger and Luce. There her father was a principal and a teacher. was a principal and a teacher. Michaelle was home-schooled Michaelle was home-schooled because her parents didn’t want because her parents didn’t want her to go to school. At school she her to go to school. At school she would have to swear allegiance to would have to swear allegiance to Francoise “Papa Doc” Duval.Francoise “Papa Doc” Duval.

Family Life

In the year 1967 her father was arrested and tortured. In 1967 her father also fled to Canada. A year later his wife and two daughters joined him and they settled in Thetford Mines. Her parents separated and she went with her mother and her sister to Montreal. They lived in an apartment basement while her mother worked at a clothing factory and had a night job at a psychiatric hospital.

EducationEducation Michaelle fluently spoke five Michaelle fluently spoke five

languages; French, Haiti Creole, languages; French, Haiti Creole, English, Italian and Spanish. She English, Italian and Spanish. She received a bachelors’ degree in received a bachelors’ degree in Italian and Spanish when she Italian and Spanish when she attended the University of attended the University of Montreal. At the University of Montreal. At the University of Montreal she also began a Montreal she also began a master class of comparative master class of comparative literature taught in Italian. The literature taught in Italian. The degree she got from that let her degree she got from that let her make trips to several universities make trips to several universities in Perugia, Florence and Milan. in Perugia, Florence and Milan. Michaelle worked for eight years Michaelle worked for eight years on a shelter for battered woman on a shelter for battered woman in Quebec and throughout in Quebec and throughout Canada during her studies.Canada during her studies.

Career

Jeans’ work caught the eye of a National Film Board producer and he invited her to return to Haiti to do interviews and do research for a film on the 1987 Haitian elections. Michaelle became the first black person on French television news in Canada when Radio Canada hired her. She worked for several years as a host or reporter of the networks’ programs such as; “Actual”, “Montréal Ce Soil”, and “Virages”. She married filmmaker Jean-Daniel Landford. He made many documentaries like; “ Haiti dans nos reves and “ l’heure de Cuba”.

Michaelles’ big moment

Prime Minister Paul Martin announced Michaelle’s appointment as Governor General in August 2005.

On September 27th 2005 Michaelle Jean became Governor General.

Timeline

Events in the life of Michaelle Jean

She is still currently Governor General

She became Governor General on September 27th

Prime Minister, Paul Martin announced her

appointment as Governor General

Her Fater was arrested and tortured, then he fled to

Canada

Michaelle was born in Porte-au-Prince,Haiti

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Trivia

What did Jeans’ mother work as when they lived in Montreal?

A) a doctor and a veterinarian B) a courier and an electrician C) or the clothing factory and a psychiatric hospital

Trivia answer

C) was the correct answer. She worked at the clothing factory and the psychiatric hospital. If u got it right, BRAVO!!!!!

CreditsCredits

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CastCast

Michaelle Jean ( Star ) Luce Jean ( Mother )Michaelle Jean ( Star ) Luce Jean ( Mother )

Roger Jean ( Father ) Paul Martin ( Prime Minister )Roger Jean ( Father ) Paul Martin ( Prime Minister )

Jean-Daniel Landford ( Husband )Jean-Daniel Landford ( Husband )

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