Jodel Lessage
Jodel Lessage | |
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.jpg) Lessage in 2023 | |
| Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Haiti | |
| In office 17 November 2017 – 20 August 2024 | |
| Preceded by | (Armed Forces Disbanned) |
| Succeeded by | Lt. Gen. Derby Guerrier |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 February 1954 Haiti |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Haiti |
| Branch/service | .png){kind=small} Haitian Army |
| Years of service | 1976–1995 2017–2024 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant general |
| Unit | Corps des Léopards (disbanned) |
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 the Operation Uphold Democracy.
References
[edit]- ^ "Federal Register, Volume 59 Issue 67 (Thursday, April 7, 1994)". www.govinfo.gov. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ "Haiti - FLASH : President Moïse appoints acting Commander-in-Chief of the Army of Haiti". haitilibre.com. 18 November 2017. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "Installation du haut état-major des Forces Armées d'Haïti". juno7.ht (in French). 27 March 2018. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ Marion, John (6 April 2018). "Haitian army general staff appointed amid tensions with the Dominican Republic". wsws.org. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
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