Jean-Louis Pierrot
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| Jean Louis Pierrot | |
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| In office April 16, 1845 – March 24, 1846 |
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| Preceded by | Philippe Guerrier |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Baptiste Riché |
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| Born | 1761 |
| Died | 1857 |
Jean-Louis Pierrot (1761-1857) was a career officer and general in the Haïtian Army. He became president of Haïti on April 16, 1845. During the first Haïtian Kingdom, Henry I promoted Pierrot to the rank of Lieutenant General in the Army and granted him the hereditary title of Prince. As President of Haïti, he was intended to be a figurehead for the Mulatto ruling class. A failure in that role, he was overthrown in a coup d'etat on March 24, 1846, after attempting reforms in the government.
He is known to have had a daughter, Marie Louise Amélia Célestine (Princess Pierrot), who in 1845 married Lieutenant-General Pierre Nord-Alexis, a provincial governor under Emperor Faustin I, and later Haïtian Minister for War between 1867-1869.
| Preceded by Philippe Guerrier President of Haïti |
President of Haïti 1845-1846 |
Succeeded by Jean-Baptiste Riché President of Haïti |
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