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Originating from the Army of Saint-Domingue (1791–1803), then the Indigenous Army (1803–1915), the Haitian Army (Armée d'Haiti) is the land component of the Armed Forces of Haiti. It is the largest branch of the armed forces since its reinstatement in 2017 by then President Jovenel Moïse .
The origins of Haiti's military lie in the Haitian Revolution.A decade of warfare produced a military cadre from which Haiti's early leaders emerged. Defeat of the French demonstrated Haiti's considerable strategic stamina and tactical capabilities, but Haiti's victory did not translate into a successful national government or a strong economy.
This article lists the commanders-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Haiti (French: Forces Armées d'Haïti—FAd'H), from the end of the U.S. occupation in 1934 through the disbandment of the FAd'H in 1995, during the Operation Uphold Democracy, until the reinstatement of the FAd'H in 2017.
The situation unraveled further in 1988, under the short-lived civilian government of Leslie Manigat (February–June 1988), [5] who was overthrown during the June 1988 Haitian coup d'état when he retired the Port-au-Prince police chief and attempted to reshuffle the army command. CNG leader Namphy returned as head of government, with the ...
Derby Guerrier (born 14 October 1949 [1]) is a Haitian military officer, who is currently the acting Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Haiti. [2] In 2017, he was among those selected by President Jovenel Moïse to be part of the remobilized armed forces' equivalent of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as Colonel, where he was the assistant Chief of the Staff (G2/G4). [3]
Historians of the Haitian Revolution credit his brutal tactics for uniting black and gens de couleur soldiers against the French. After Rochambeau surrendered to the rebel general Jean-Jacques Dessalines in November 1803, the former French colony declared its independence as Haïti , the second independent state in the Americas .
Jodel Lessage (born February 19 1954) is a Haitian military officer, [1] who served as the acting Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Haiti from 17 November 2017 to 20 August 2024. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] He is the first Commander-in-Chief following the re-establishment of the Armed Forces after 22 years and their disbandment in 1995, during ...
Joseph Raoul Cédras (born July 9, 1949) is a Haitian former military officer who was the de facto ruler of Haiti from 1991 to 1994. Cedras was the last military ruler of Haiti. Background