Jean Pierre Boyer (possibly February 15, 1776 - June 9, 1850) was president of Haiti from 1822 until 1843. Boyer was a freed mulatto, born in Port-au-Prince he worked as a tailor. He fought with Toussaint L'Ouverture from 1792 and reached the rank of captain but turned against him after the victory. After participating in the failed coup of 1799 he fled the island for France, not returning until 1802 with the French under Charles Leclerc. Again he abandoned his erstwhile allies to join the forces of Alexandre Pétion.