Jean-Louis Pierrot

5th President of Haiti

1761 CE to 1857 CE

Jean-Louis Pierrot (1761-1857) was a career officer and general in the Haïtian Army.

He becomes president of Haïti on April 16, 1845.

During the first Haïtian Kingdom, Henry I had promoted Pierrot to the rank of Lieutenant General in the Army and granted him the hereditary title of Prince.

As President of Haïti, he is intended to be a figurehead for the mulatto ruling class.

A failure in this role, he is overthrown in a coup d'etat on March 24, 1846, after attempting reforms in the government.

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