Haitian native Michaelle Jean, first Black Governor General of Canada |
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| Michaelle Jean, a Haitian-born television journalist based in Quebec, will be Canada's next governor general, senior sources said Wednesday.(CP photo archive) | Michealle Jean, Gov. General-designate holds a news conference outside the Senate chambers in Ottawa, Canada, Thursday Aug. 4, 2005, after she was appointed as the 27th Governor General to replace Gov. Gen Adrienne Clarkson on Sept. 27, 2005. (AP Photo/CP,Fred Chartrand) | |||
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| Canada's future governor general, Michaelle Jean, seen here in an undated Canadian Broadcasting Corporation photo, fought back against allegations that she and her husband are sympathetic to the cause of Quebec separatists, announcing her commitment to a united Canada.(AFP/CBC-HO/File) | Canadian Governor General-designate Michaelle Jean smiles as she holds a news conference outside the Senate chambers in Ottawa, Thursday August 4, 2005 after she was appointed as the 27th Governor General to replace Gov. Gen Adrienne Clarkson on Sept. 27, 2005 . (AP Photo/Fred Chartrand) | |||
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| Canadian Governor General-designate Michaelle Jean stands with her six-year-old daughter Marie-Eden and her husband Jean-Daniel Lafond in Ottawa, August 4, 2005. (CP/Fred Chartrand) | Canadian Governor General-designate Michaelle Jean holds a news conference outside the Senate chambers in Ottawa earlier this month after she was appointed as the 27th Governor General to replace Gov. Gen Adrienne Clarkson on Sept. 27. (CP PHOTO/Fred Chartrand) | |||
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| Canadian Governor General designate Michaelle Jean (R) with her six-year-old daughter Marie-Eden (C) and her husband Jean-Daniel Lafond in Ottawa August 4, 2005. (CP/Fred Chartrand) | Prime Minister Paul Martin (L) and Governor General designate Michaelle Jean arrive for a news conference in front of the Senate Chamber on Parliament Hill in Ottawa August 4, 2005. (Reuters/Chis Wattie) | |||
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| Canadian Governor General designate Michaelle Jean arrives for a news conference in front of the Senate Chamber on Parliament Hill in Ottawa August 4, 2005. (Reuters/Chris Wattie) | Canadian Governor General designate Michaelle Jean (R) smiles at Prime Minister Paul Martin (L) while standing with her six-year-old daughter Marie-Eden (C) and her husband Jean-Daniel Lafond during a news conference in front of the Senate Chamber on Parliament Hill in Ottawa August 4, 2005. Jean will become Canada's first Black Governor General, and will take up her new position on September 27, 2005. (Reuters/Chris Wattie | |||
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| Canadian Governor General designate Michaelle Jean (R) laughs with her husband Jean-Daniel Lafond (C) while Prime Minister Paul Martin (L) jokes with Jean's six-year-old daughter Marie-Eden during a news conference in front of the Senate Chamber on Parliament Hill in Ottawa August 4, 2005. (Reuters/Chris Wattie) | Canadian Governor General designate Michaelle Jean (R) her six-year-old daugter Marie-Eden (C) and husband Jean-Danniel Lafond during a news conference in front of the Senate Chamber on Parliament Hill in Ottawa August 4, 2005. (Reuters/Chris Wattie) |
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