 He subsequently became Minister of State for Finance and Privatization in 1996 until departing from the government in June 1999; he was instead appointed as a Special Advisor to the President at that time.He was stabbed several times by his nephew Altine Barry on the night of October 24–25, 2003, and was flown to Paris for medical treatment.On March 5, 2007, Altine Barry was sentenced to 20 years in prison for this attack.