Jean-Chrisostôme Imbert, Haiti's treasurer, died 171 years ago.
One hundred and seventy-one years ago, on October 21, 1855, Jean-Chrisostôme Imbert died in Port-au-Prince. He was the General Administrator of Finance and also briefly held executive power three times as an interim president.
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A Man from the North
Imbert was born on November 24, 1779, in Cap-Français, now known as Cap-Haitien. During the time when the country was divided, with the North under Henri Christophe and the South under Alexandre Pétion, he exercised executive power in the southern part of the island under Pétion's regime.
Four Decades at Finance
He led the finances under several governments: from July to November 1808 and then from May 1810 to March 1818 under Pétion, from April 1818 to February 1842 under Jean-Pierre Boyer, from April 1843 to January 1844 within the Provisional Government, and finally from January to February 1844 under Charles Rivière Hérard.
Three Interims as Head of State
Imbert briefly served as interim president from March 9 to March 10, 1811, from March 9 to March 10, 1815, and then from March 29 to March 30, 1818.
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