Eric Jean Baptiste
Personal details
Born(1970-08-13)13 August 1970
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Died28 October 2022(2022-10-28) (aged 52)
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Political partyMouvement Action Socialiste (MAS) (Before 2018)
Rally of Progressive National Democrats (RDNP)[1] (2018–2022)
ProfessionEntrepreneur

Eric Jean Baptiste (13 August 1970 – 28 October 2022) was a Haitian politician and entrepreneur who served as the leader of the Rally of Progressive National Democrats from 16 August 2018 until his death on 28 October 2022.[2][3] He was a candidate in the 2015 presidential election, representing the Mouvement Action Socialiste (MAS) party.[4][5]

Biography

Eric Jean Baptiste was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. He was the youngest child in a family of seven children.[6] Jean Baptiste was brought up in a Christian family. On 15 March 1990, Jean Baptiste created his first company, lottery business Père Eternel Loto, when he was 19 years old.[1][7][8] On 24 January 2018, Jean Baptiste left the Mouvement Action Socialiste party.[9] He was the leader of the Rally of Progressive National Democrats from 16 August 2018 until his assassination.[10][3]

Death

Jean Baptiste was assassinated on the way to his home in the Laboule 12 area on 28 October 2022, when his car was shot up.[10][11] The Ti Makak and Toto gangs had been fighting for control of the area at the time of his death.[8] His bodyguard was also killed in the attack. Jean Baptiste had survived a shooting in 2018, suffering a bullet wound.[10] Former senator Yvon Buissereth was assassinated and his body was set on fire in the same area a few months earlier.[8][11][12]

References

  1. 1 2 "Eric Jean Baptiste, nouveau secrétaire général du RDNP". haiti.loopnews.com. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  2. ↑ Lambert, Ricardo (29 October 2022). "Décès de Eric Jean Baptiste à la suite d'une attaque armée à Laboule 12". www.juno7.ht.
  3. 1 2 Ladouceur, Rosny (17 August 2018). "Eric Jean Baptiste, nouveau secrétaire général du RDNP" [Eric Jean Baptiste, new secretary general of the RDNP]. Loop News (in French). Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  4. ↑ "Haïti-Politique : l'ancien candidat à la présidence, Éric Jean-Baptiste à la tête du Rdnp". alterpresse.org. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  5. ↑ "Eric Jean-Baptiste et Jean Bertin font le dépôt de leurs pièces". lenouvelliste.com. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "Eric Jean Baptiste". anvannvote.net. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  7. ↑ "Éric Jean-Baptiste, secrétaire général du RDNP, blessé par balle ce lundi à Carrefour-Feuilles". lenouvelliste.com. 1 October 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  8. 1 2 3 "Haitian political leader Eric Jean Baptiste fatally shot". AP. CBS News. 29 October 2022.
  9. ↑ Albert, Hadson (25 January 2018). "Divorce entre Eric Jean-Baptiste et le Mouvement Action Socialiste" [Divorce between Eric Jean-Baptiste and the Socialist Action Movement]. Loop News (in French). Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  10. 1 2 3 Picheta, Rob (29 October 2022). "Haitian politician shot dead, as violent gangs and political turmoil push country to the 'edge of collapse'". CNN. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  11. 1 2 "High-profile Haitian politician killed in apparent gang attack, reports say". Reuters. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  12. ↑ Isaac, Harold (7 August 2022). "Gangs kill former Haitian senator amid spike in violence". Reuters. Retrieved 5 November 2022.


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