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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.
After the coup of 1946 and after Colonel Paul E. Magloire's election to the presidency in 1950, the army again assumed a political role. This development divided the army internally, and it set the stage for François Duvalier's ascent to power in late 1957 (see Politics and the Military, 1934–57, ch. 6).
Rank group General/flag officers Senior officers Junior officers Haitian Army (pre-1994) [1] Major général: General de brigade: Colonel: Lieutenant colonel
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Derby Guerrier is a Haitian military officer (born 14 October 1949 [1]), 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]
The Defence Force of Haiti (French: Force de Défense d'Haïti) was the envisaged name of the planned, reconstituted armed forces of the Republic of Haiti.Haiti had not had a regular armed forces since 1995; a process to reestablish them was initiated in 2011 and culminated in their remobilization under the old name, Forces Armées d'Haiti (FAd'H)), on November 18th, 2017.