Jodel Lesage

General

Jodel Lesage
General; Jodel Lesage
Born	1954 (age 66–67); Haiti
Allegiance	Haiti
Service/branch	Armed Forces of Haiti
Years of service	1976–1995; 2017–present
Rank	Lieutenant general
Unit	Léopard Corps
Commands held	Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Haiti

Jodel Lesage (born 1954) is a Haitian military officer, who is currently serving as the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Haiti since 17 November 2017.^[1]^[2] 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[]

^ "Jodel Lesage, commandant en chef des FAD'H" (in French). Le Nouvelliste. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
^ Andres Martinez Casares, Joseph Guyler Delva (19 November 2017). "Haitian army set to make controversial return after two decades". Reuters. Retrieved 22 September 2020.

Military offices
Vacant Title last held by Bernardin Poisson	Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Haiti 2017–present	Incumbent

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[1] "Jodel Lesage, commandant en chef des FAD'H" (in French). Le Nouvelliste. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2020.

[2] Andres Martinez Casares, Joseph Guyler Delva (19 November 2017). "Haitian army set to make controversial return after two decades". Reuters. Retrieved 22 September 2020.

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show v t Commanders of the Armed Forces of Haiti since 1934
Commanders of the Guard of Haiti	Démosthènes P. Calixte (1934–38) (1938–44) Franck Lavaud (1944–46)
Chiefs of the General Staff of the Army	Franck Lavaud (1946–50) (1950–56) (1956–57) Antonio Thrasybule Kébreau (1957–58) (1958) (1958–61) (1961–62) (1962–70) (1970–73) (1973–78) (1978–84) Henri Namphy (1984–87)
Commanders-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Haiti	Henri Namphy (1987–88) Morton Gousse (1988) Carl-Michel Nicolas (1988) Prosper Avril (1988–90) Hérard Abraham (1990–91) Raoul Cédras (1991–94) Jean-Claude Duperval (1994) Bernardin Poisson (1994–95) Armed Forces disbanded (1995–2017) Jodel Lesage (2017–present)
Italics indicate interim officeholder

General Jodel Lesage
Born	1954 (age 66–67) Haiti
Allegiance	Haiti
Service/branch	Armed Forces of Haiti
Years of service	1976–1995 2017–present
Rank	Lieutenant general
Unit	Léopard Corps
Commands held	Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Haiti