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{{Short description|President of Haiti (1845 – 1846)}}
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| order = 5th
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| term_start =April 16, 1845
| term_start = 16 April 1845
| term_end =March 1, 1846
| term_end = 1 March 1846
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| predecessor = [[Philippe Guerrier]]
| successor =[[Jean-Baptiste Riché]]
| successor = [[Jean-Baptiste Riché]]
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| birth_place =[[Acul-du-Nord]], [[Saint-Domingue]]
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| death_date =February 18, 1857 (aged 95 or 96)
| term_start1 = 28 March 1811
| death_place =[[Acul-du-Nord]], [[Haiti]]
| term_end1 = 18 October 1820
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| birth_date = 19 December 1761
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'''Jean-Louis Michel Pierrot''' (1761 &ndash; February 18, 1857) was a career officer and general in the [[Haiti]]an Army and President of Haiti from April 16, 1845 to March 1, 1846.<ref name=leger>{{cite book|last=Léger|first=Jacques Nicolas|title=Haiti: Her History and Her Detractors|year=1907|publisher=The Neale Publishing Company|url=http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Haiti:_Her_History_and_Her_Detractors|pages=197–98}} {{PD-notice}}</ref>
'''[[Prince]] Jean-Louis Michel Paul Pierrot, [[Baron]] of [[Haiti|Haïti]]''' (19 December 1761 - 18 February 1857) was a career officer general in the Haitian Army who also served as President of Haiti from 16 April 1845 to 1 March 1846.<ref name=leger>{{cite book|last=Léger|first=Jacques Nicolas|title=Haiti: Her History and Her Detractors|year=1907|publisher=The Neale Publishing Company|url=http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Haiti:_Her_History_and_Her_Detractors|pages=197–98}} {{PD-notice}}</ref>


==Revolution==
During the period of the [[Haitian Kingdom]], [[Henri Christophe]] (Henry I) promoted Pierrot to the rank of Lieutenant General in the Army and granted him the hereditary title of Prince.{{citation needed|date=April 2012}}
During the Haitian Revolution Pierrot led a black battalion at the Battle of Vertieres in 1803.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thelouvertureproject.org/index.php?title=Louis_Michel_Pierrot|title=Louis Michel Pierrot - TLP|access-date=9 March 2017}}</ref> During the period of the [[Kingdom of Haiti]], [[Henri Christophe]] (Henry I) promoted Pierrot to the rank of Lieutenant General in the Army and granted him the hereditary title of [[Baron]] and Prince of Hayti. During the period of the [[Second Empire of Haiti]], [[Faustin Soulouque]] (Faustin I) promoted Pierrot to the rank of the Grand [[Marshal of the Empire]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Forsdick|first1=Charles|last2=Høgsbjerg|first2=Christian|title=Toussaint Louverture: A Black Jacobin in the Age of Revolutions|date=20 October 2016|publisher=Pluto Press|isbn=9780745335148|pages=133–143}}</ref>


==President==
Pierrot was elected president of Haiti by the Council of State on April 16, 1845, the day after the death of [[Philippe Guerrier]].<ref name=leger/> As President of Haiti, he was intended to be a figurehead for the [[mulatto]] ruling class.{{citation needed|date=April 2012}} Pierrot's most pressing duty as the new president was to check the incursions of the [[Dominican Republic|Dominicans]], who were harassing the Haitian troops along the borders.<ref name=leger/> Dominican boats were also making depredations on Haiti's coasts.<ref name=leger/> President Pierrot decided to open a campaign against the Dominicans, whom he considered merely as insurgents.<ref name=leger/> Haitians, however, were not inclined to go to war with their neighbors, and were unwilling to support the President's views.<ref name=leger/>
Pierrot was elected president of Haiti by the Council of State on 16 April 1845, the day after the death of [[Philippe Guerrier]].<ref name=leger/> As President of Haiti, he was intended to be a figurehead for the [[mulatto]] ruling class.{{citation needed|date=April 2012}} Pierrot's most pressing duty as the new president was to check the incursions of the [[Dominican Republic|Dominicans]], who were harassing the Haitian troops along the borders.<ref name=leger/> Dominican boats were also making depredations on Haiti's coasts.<ref name=leger/> President Pierrot decided to open a campaign against the Dominicans, whom he considered merely as insurgents.<ref name=leger/> Haitians, however, were not inclined to go to war with their neighbors, and were unwilling to support the President's views.<ref name=leger/>


Furthermore, Pierrot had displeased the army by conferring military rank on the leaders of the peasants of the [[Sud Department]] and on many of their followers.<ref name=leger/> In addition, the inhabitants of the towns of this department felt uneasy regarding the tendencies of Pierrot, who had appointed [[Jean-Jacques Acaau]], the former terrorist of [[Cayes]], as Commandant of the [[Anse-à-Veau Arrondissement]].<ref name=leger/> Fearing a peasant revolt, the townsmen decided to divest Pierrot of his office.<ref name=leger/> In consequence, on March 1, 1846, General [[Jean-Baptiste Riché]] was proclaimed President of the Republic at [[Port-au-Prince]].<ref name=leger/> On that same day, Pierrot resigned and retired to his plantation called Camp-Louise, where he led a quiet and peaceful life.<ref name=leger/>
Furthermore, Pierrot had displeased the army by conferring military rank on the leaders of the peasants of the [[Sud (department)|Sud]] department and on many of their followers.<ref name=leger/> In addition, the inhabitants of the towns of this department felt uneasy regarding the tendencies of Pierrot, who had appointed [[Jean-Jacques Acaau]], the radical of [[Cayes]], as Commandant of the [[Anse-à-Veau Arrondissement]].<ref name=leger/> Fearing a peasant revolt, the townsmen decided to divest Pierrot of his office.<ref name=leger/> In consequence, on 1 March 1846, General [[Jean-Baptiste Riché]] was proclaimed President of the Republic at [[Port-au-Prince]].<ref name=leger/> On that same day, Pierrot resigned and retired to his plantation called Camp-Louise, where he led a quiet and peaceful life.<ref name=leger/>


==Death==
Pierrot died on February 18, 1857.<ref name=leger/>
Pierrot died on 18 February 1857.<ref name=leger/>


Pierrot's daughter, Marie Louise Amélia Célestine (Princess Pierrot), in 1845 married Lieutenant-General [[Pierre Nord Alexis]], a provincial governor under [[Faustin I of Haiti|Emperor Faustin I]], who later became Haitian Minister for War from 1867 to 1869 and president of Haiti from 1902 to 1908.{{citation needed|date=April 2012}}
Pierrot's daughter, Marie Louise Amélia Célestine (Princess Pierrot), in 1845 married Lieutenant-General [[Pierre Nord Alexis]], a provincial governor under [[Faustin I of Haiti|Emperor Faustin I]], who later became Haitian Minister for War from 1867 to 1869 and president of Haiti from 1902 to 1908.{{citation needed|date=April 2012}}
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Revision as of 03:41, 10 August 2024

Jean-Louis Pierrot
5th President of Haiti
In office
16 April 1845 – 1 March 1846
Preceded byPhilippe Guerrier
Succeeded byJean-Baptiste Riché
Prince of Hayti
Tenure
28 March 1811 – 18 October 1820
Personal details
Born19 December 1761
Acul-du-Nord, Saint-Domingue
Died18 February 1857(1857-02-18) (aged 95)
Acul-du-Nord, Haiti
Spouse(s)Cécile Fatiman, Louisa Genevieve Coidavid
ChildrenPrincess Marie Louise Amelia Pierrot Alexis
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Prince Jean-Louis Michel Paul Pierrot, Baron of Haïti (19 December 1761 - 18 February 1857) was a career officer general in the Haitian Army who also served as President of Haiti from 16 April 1845 to 1 March 1846.[1]

Revolution

During the Haitian Revolution Pierrot led a black battalion at the Battle of Vertieres in 1803.[2] During the period of the Kingdom of Haiti, Henri Christophe (Henry I) promoted Pierrot to the rank of Lieutenant General in the Army and granted him the hereditary title of Baron and Prince of Hayti. During the period of the Second Empire of Haiti, Faustin Soulouque (Faustin I) promoted Pierrot to the rank of the Grand Marshal of the Empire.[3]

President

Pierrot was elected president of Haiti by the Council of State on 16 April 1845, the day after the death of Philippe Guerrier.[1] As President of Haiti, he was intended to be a figurehead for the mulatto ruling class.[citation needed] Pierrot's most pressing duty as the new president was to check the incursions of the Dominicans, who were harassing the Haitian troops along the borders.[1] Dominican boats were also making depredations on Haiti's coasts.[1] President Pierrot decided to open a campaign against the Dominicans, whom he considered merely as insurgents.[1] Haitians, however, were not inclined to go to war with their neighbors, and were unwilling to support the President's views.[1]

Furthermore, Pierrot had displeased the army by conferring military rank on the leaders of the peasants of the Sud department and on many of their followers.[1] In addition, the inhabitants of the towns of this department felt uneasy regarding the tendencies of Pierrot, who had appointed Jean-Jacques Acaau, the radical of Cayes, as Commandant of the Anse-à-Veau Arrondissement.[1] Fearing a peasant revolt, the townsmen decided to divest Pierrot of his office.[1] In consequence, on 1 March 1846, General Jean-Baptiste Riché was proclaimed President of the Republic at Port-au-Prince.[1] On that same day, Pierrot resigned and retired to his plantation called Camp-Louise, where he led a quiet and peaceful life.[1]

Death

Pierrot died on 18 February 1857.[1]

Pierrot's daughter, Marie Louise Amélia Célestine (Princess Pierrot), in 1845 married Lieutenant-General Pierre Nord Alexis, a provincial governor under Emperor Faustin I, who later became Haitian Minister for War from 1867 to 1869 and president of Haiti from 1902 to 1908.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Léger, Jacques Nicolas (1907). Haiti: Her History and Her Detractors. The Neale Publishing Company. pp. 197–98. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ "Louis Michel Pierrot - TLP". Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  3. ^ Forsdick, Charles; Høgsbjerg, Christian (20 October 2016). Toussaint Louverture: A Black Jacobin in the Age of Revolutions. Pluto Press. pp. 133–143. ISBN 9780745335148.
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