Jean-Louis Pierrot
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| Jean-Louis Pierrot | |
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| 7th President of Haiti | |
| In office April 16, 1845 – March 1, 1846 |
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| Preceded by | Philippe Guerrier |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Baptiste Riché |
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| Born | 1761 Acul-du-Nord, Saint-Domingue |
| Died | February 18, 1857 Acul-du-Nord, Haiti |
| Spouse(s) | Cecile Fatima, Louisa Genevieve Coidavid |
Jean-Louis Michel Pierrot (1761-1857) was a career officer and general in the Haïtian Army. He became president of Haïti on 16 April 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 24 March 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, who later became Haïtian Minister for War from 1867 to 1869 and president of Haiti from 1902 to 1908.
| Preceded by Philippe Guerrier President of Haïti |
 President of Haïti 1845-1846 |
Succeeded by Jean-Baptiste Riché President of Haïti |
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