[2][3] He was a candidate in the 2015 presidential election, representing the Mouvement Action Socialiste (MAS) party.
On 15 March 1990, Jean Baptiste created his first company, lottery business Père Eternel Loto, when he was 19 years old.
[10][3] 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.
[10] Former senator Yvon Buissereth was assassinated and his body was set on fire in the same area a few months earlier.