List of commanders-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Haiti
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Commandant en chef des
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Armed Forces of Haiti | |
Seat | Port-au-Prince , Haiti |
Appointer |
Ariel Henry
Acting President of Haiti |
Formation | 1 August 1934 [lower-alpha 1] |
First holder | Colonel Démosthènes Pétrus Calixte [lower-alpha 1] |
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.
Officeholders
Commanders of the Guard of Haiti
No. | Portrait | Commander of the Guard | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch |
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1 |
Calixte, Démosthènes Pétrus
Colonel
Démosthènes Pétrus Calixte ( c. 1899 –?) |
1 August 1934 | 9 January 1938 | 3 years, 161 days | Guard of Haiti | |
2 |
André, Jules
Colonel
Jules André |
9 January 1938 | 28 August 1944 | 6 years, 232 days | Guard of Haiti | |
3 |
Lavaud, Franck
Colonel
Franck Lavaud (1903–1986) |
28 August 1944 | 5 September 1946 | 2 years, 8 days | Guard of Haiti |
Chiefs of the General Staff of the Army
No. | Portrait | Chief of the General Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch | Ref. |
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Lavaud, Franck
Brigadier general
Franck Lavaud (1903–1986) |
5 September 1946 | 6 December 1950 | 4 years, 92 days | Army of Haiti | – | |
4 |
Levelt, Antoine
Brigadier general
Antoine Levelt [ fr ] (1910–?) |
6 December 1950 | 13 December 1956 | 6 years, 7 days | Army of Haiti | – | |
5 |
Cantave, Léon
Brigadier general
Léon Cantave [ fr ] (1910–1967) |
13 December 1956 | 26 May 1957 | 164 days | Army of Haiti | – | |
6 |
Kébreau, Antonio Thrasybule
Brigadier general
Antonio Thrasybule Kébreau (1909–1963) |
26 May 1957 | 12 March 1958 | 290 days | Army of Haiti | [1] | |
7 |
Flambert, Maurice P.
Major general
Maurice P. Flambert |
12 March 1958 | 7 December 1958 | 269 days | Armed Forces of Haiti | [2] | |
8 |
Merceron, Pierre
Major general
Pierre Merceron |
7 December 1958 | 6 September 1961 | 2 years, 273 days | Armed Forces of Haiti | – | |
9 |
Boucicault, Jean-René
Brigadier general
Jean-René Boucicault |
7 September 1961 | 9 August 1962 | 336 days | Armed Forces of Haiti | – | |
10 |
Constant, Gérard
Brigadier general
Gérard Constant |
9 August 1962 | 8 December 1970 | 8 years, 121 days | Armed Forces of Haiti | – | |
11 |
Raymond, Claude
Lieutenant general
Claude Raymond |
8 December 1970 | 11 August 1973 | 2 years, 246 days | Armed Forces of Haiti | [3] [4] | |
12 |
Hilaire, Jean-Baptiste
Lieutenant general
Jean-Baptiste Hilaire |
11 August 1973 | 6 September 1978 | 5 years, 26 days | Armed Forces of Haiti | – | |
13 |
Saint-Albin, Roger
Lieutenant general
Roger Saint-Albin |
7 September 1978 | 23 March 1984 | 5 years, 198 days | Armed Forces of Haiti | – | |
14 |
Namphy, Henri
Lieutenant general
Henri Namphy (1932–2018) |
23 March 1984 | 4 November 1987 | 3 years, 226 days | Armed Forces of Haiti | – |
Commanders-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Haiti
No. | Portrait | Commander-in-chief | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch | Ref. |
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Namphy, Henri
Lieutenant general
Henri Namphy (1932–2018) |
4 November 1987 | 17 June 1988 | 226 days | Armed Forces of Haiti | [5] | |
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Gousse, Morton
Brigadier general
Morton Gousse Acting [lower-alpha 2] |
17 June 1988 | 19 June 1988 | 2 days | Armed Forces of Haiti | [6] | |
15 |
Nicolas, Carl-Michel
Major general
Carl-Michel Nicolas [lower-alpha 3] |
19 June 1988 | 17 September 1988 | 90 days | Armed Forces of Haiti | [6] | |
16 |
Avril, Prosper
Lieutenant general
Prosper Avril (born 1937) |
17 September 1988 | 10 March 1990 | 1 year, 174 days | Armed Forces of Haiti | [7] [8] | |
17 |
Abraham, Hérard
Lieutenant general
Hérard Abraham (1940–2022) |
10 March 1990 | 2 July 1991 | 1 year, 114 days | Armed Forces of Haiti | – | |
18 |
Cédras, Raoul
Lieutenant general
Raoul Cédras (born 1949) [lower-alpha 4] |
2 July 1991 | 10 October 1994 | 3 years, 100 days | Armed Forces of Haiti | [9] | |
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Duperval, Jean-Claude
Major general
Jean-Claude Duperval (1947–2020) Acting |
10 October 1994 | 17 November 1994 | 38 days | Armed Forces of Haiti | [10] [11] | |
19 |
Poisson, Bernardin
Brigadier general
Bernardin Poisson (born 1948) |
17 November 1994 | 20 February 1995 | 95 days | Armed Forces of Haiti | [12] [13] [14] | |
Armed Forces disbanded
(20 February 1995 – 17 November 2017) |
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Lesage, Jodel
Lieutenant general
Jodel Lesage (born 1954) Acting |
17 November 2017 | 27 March 2018 | 130 days | Armed Forces of Haiti | [15] | |
20 |
Saintil, Sadrac
Brigadier general
Sadrac Saintil |
27 March 2018 | Incumbent | 5 years, 122 days | Armed Forces of Haiti | [16] [17] |
Timeline
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See also
Notes
- 1 2 Commander of the Guard of Haiti.
- ↑ Dismissed following the June 1988 coup d'état .
- ↑ Dismissed following the September 1988 coup d'état .
- ↑ Staged the 1991 coup d'état . Afterwards served as de facto leader of Haiti from 1991 to 1994.
References
- ↑ "Army Change in Haiti Replaces 'Strong Man' " . The New York Times . 14 March 1958 . Retrieved 8 June 2023 .
- ↑ "DUVALIER OUSTS HAITI ARMY CHIEF; Thwarting of Plot Is Hinted as Police Head Is Placed In Charge of Forces" . The New York Times . 8 December 1958 . Retrieved 8 July 2022 .
- ↑ "Haiti Shuffles Top Officials For Second Time in 2 Days" . The New York Times . Associated Press . 13 August 1973 . Retrieved 19 December 2022 .
- ↑ Eric Pace (11 February 2000). "Claude Raymond, 70, Duvalier Era General" . The New York Times . Retrieved 8 July 2022 .
- ↑ "HAITIAN ARMY COMMANDER IS FIRED" . The Washington Post . 18 June 1988 . Retrieved 7 July 2022 .
- 1 2 James Rupert (20 June 1988). "MILITARY STAGES COUP IN HAITI" . The Washington Post . Retrieved 7 July 2022 .
- ↑ Julia Preston (19 September 1988). "NEW GENERAL INSTALLED FOLLOWING HAITIAN COUP" . The Washington Post . Retrieved 7 July 2022 .
- ↑ Lee Hockstader (11 March 1990). "EMBATTLED RULER QUITS IN HAITI" . The Washington Post . Retrieved 8 July 2022 .
- ↑ Douglas Farah, William Booth (11 October 1994). "LAST TWO OF HAITI'S MILITARY TRIUMVIRATE QUIT" . The Washington Post . Retrieved 7 July 2022 .
- ↑ "New leader is considered to be weaker, low key" . Tampa Bay Times . 11 October 1994 . Retrieved 7 July 2022 .
- ↑ Larry Rohter (18 November 1994). "Aristide Ousts Acting Army Chief" . The New York Times . Retrieved 7 July 2022 .
- ↑ Edward Cody (18 November 1994). "ARISTIDE PICKS NEW ARMY CHIEF" . The Washington Post . Retrieved 7 July 2022 .
- ↑ "Aristide appoints army chief" . Tampa Bay Times . 18 November 1994 . Retrieved 7 July 2022 .
- ↑ "Aristide purges top army officers" . The Baltimore Sun . 22 February 1995 . Retrieved 7 July 2022 .
- ↑ "Haiti - FLASH : President Moïse appoints acting Commander-in-Chief of the Army of Haiti" . haitilibre.com . 18 November 2017 . Retrieved 5 July 2022 .
- ↑ "Installation du haut état-major des Forces Armées d'Haïti" . juno7.ht (in French). 27 March 2018 . Retrieved 5 July 2022 .
- ↑ Marion, John (6 April 2018). "Haitian army general staff appointed amid tensions with the Dominican Republic" . wsws.org . Retrieved 5 July 2022 .
Bibliography
- Daniel Supplice, Bibliographic dictionary of political personalities of the Republic of Haiti 1804–2001 . Lanno Imprimerie, Belgium 2001, ISBN 9993562300
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