Léonie Coicou Madiou
Léonie Coicou Madiou (1891 – 1974) was a Haitian teacher, actress, political activist and feminist. In 1955, she was the first woman to be elected mayor of Port-au-Prince, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Early life Léonie Coicou was born in Pétion-Ville, Petion-Ville, Haiti, the daughter of Lisebonne Joseph and Massillon Coicou, Masillon Coicou, a poet, playwright, author and diplomat. The latter was, for a time, chargé d'affaires of the Haitian embassy in Paris and so his daughter studied in France. On their return to Haiti, her father and his two brothers, Horace and Pierre-Louis Coicou, were executed in 1908 for planning to overthrow the President Pierre Nord Alexis. Career Teacher After the death of her father and two uncles, Coicou Madiou became a teacher and, later, headmistress of the École des Filles (girls school), now renamed the Thomas Madiou School in memory of the Haitian historian. Actress Masillon Coicou wrote a play titled ''Liberté'' when he was a diplo ...
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