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Jean-Louis Pierrot

1761–1857 · 19th century

Jean-Louis Pierrot (1761–1857) was a Haitian general who served as president from April 1845 to March 1846. A veteran of the Haitian Revolution, he was one of the aged Black generals installed by the mixed-race elite after the fall of Charles Rivière-Hérard. He was overthrown by the army when he insisted on a new campaign to reconquer the Dominican Republic.

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Jean-Louis Pierrot. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/jean-louis-pierrot
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