List of commanders-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Haiti
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Reports toMinister of Defense
SeatGrand Quartier Général des Forces Armées d'Haiti, Port-au-Prince
AppointerPresident of Haiti
Formation1 August 1934[a]
| Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Haiti | |
|---|---|
| Commandant en chef des Forces armées d'Haïti Kòmandan an chèf Fòs Ame d'Ayiti | |
 Insignia of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Haiti | |
since 20 August 2024 | |
| Armed Forces of Haiti Ministry of Defense | |
| Reports to | Minister of Defense |
| Seat | Grand Quartier Général des Forces Armées d'Haiti, Port-au-Prince |
| Appointer | President of Haiti |
| Formation | 1 August 1934[a] |
| First holder | Colonel Démosthènes Pétrus Calixte[a] |
This article lists the commanders-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Haiti (French: Forces Armées d'Haïti—FAd'H; Haitian Creole: Fòs Ame d'Ayiti), 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.
Commanders of the Guard of Haiti
| No. | Portrait | Commander of the Guard | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colonel Démosthènes Pétrus Calixte (c. 1899–?) | 1 August 1934 | 9 January 1938 | 3 years, 161 days | Haitian Army | |
| 2 | Colonel Jules André | 9 January 1938 | 28 August 1944 | 6 years, 232 days | Haitian Army | |
| 3 | Colonel Franck Lavaud (1903–1986) | 28 August 1944 | 5 September 1946 | 2 years, 8 days | Haitian Army |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (3) | Brigadier general Franck Lavaud (1903–1986) | 5 September 1946 | 6 December 1950 | 4 years, 92 days | Haitian Army | – | |
| 4 | Brigadier general Antoine Levelt (1910–?) | 6 December 1950 | 13 December 1956 | 6 years, 7 days | Haitian Army | – | |
| 5 | Brigadier general Léon Cantave (1910–1967) | 13 December 1956 | 26 May 1957 | 164 days | Haitian Army | – | |
| 6 | Brigadier general Antonio Thrasybule Kébreau (1909–1963) | 26 May 1957 | 12 March 1958 | 290 days | Haitian Army | [1] | |
| 7 | Major general Maurice P. Flambert | 12 March 1958 | 7 December 1958 | 269 days | Haitian Army | [2] | |
| 8 | Major general Pierre Merceron | 7 December 1958 | 6 September 1961 | 2 years, 273 days | Haitian Army | – | |
| 9 | Brigadier general Jean-René Boucicault | 7 September 1961 | 9 August 1962 | 336 days | Haitian Army | – | |
| 10 | Brigadier general Gérard Constant | 9 August 1962 | 8 December 1970 | 8 years, 121 days | Haitian Army | – | |
| 11 | Lieutenant general Claude Raymond | 8 December 1970 | 11 August 1973 | 2 years, 246 days | Haitian Army | [3][4] | |
| 12 | Lieutenant general Jean-Baptiste Hilaire | 11 August 1973 | 6 September 1978 | 5 years, 26 days | Haitian Army | – | |
| 13 | Lieutenant general Roger Saint-Albin | 7 September 1978 | 23 March 1984 | 5 years, 198 days | Haitian Army | – | |
| 14 | Lieutenant general Henri Namphy (1932–2018) | 23 March 1984 | 4 November 1987 | 3 years, 226 days | Haitian Army | – |
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Commanders-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Haiti
| No. | Portrait | Commander-in-chief | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (14) | Lieutenant general Henri Namphy (1932–2018) | 4 November 1987 | 17 June 1988 | 226 days | Haitian Army | [5] | |
| – | Brigadier general Morton Gousse Acting [b] | 17 June 1988 | 19 June 1988 | 2 days | Haitian Army | [6] | |
| 15 | Major general Carl-Michel Nicolas [c] | 19 June 1988 | 17 September 1988 | 90 days | Haitian Army | [6] | |
| 16 | Lieutenant general Prosper Avril (born 1937) | 17 September 1988 | 10 March 1990 | 1 year, 174 days | Haitian Army | [7][8] | |
| 17 | Lieutenant general Hérard Abraham (1940–2022) | 10 March 1990 | 2 July 1991 | 1 year, 114 days | Haitian Army | – | |
| 18 | Lieutenant general Raoul Cédras (born 1949) [d] | 2 July 1991 | 10 October 1994 | 3 years, 100 days | Haitian Army | [9] | |
| – | Major general Jean-Claude Duperval (1947–2020) Acting | 10 October 1994 | 17 November 1994 | 38 days | Haitian Army | [10][11] | |
| 19 | Brigadier general Bernardin Poisson (born 1948) | 17 November 1994 | 20 February 1995 | 95 days | Haitian Army | [12][13][14] | |
| Armed Forces disbanded (20 February 1995 – 17 November 2017) | |||||||
| – | Lieutenant general Jodel Lessage (born 1954) Acting | 17 November 2017 | 21 August 2024 | 6 years, 278 days | Haitian Army | [15] | |
| – | Lieutenant general Derby Guerrier (born 1949) Acting | 21 August 2024 | Incumbent | 1 year, 248 days | Haitian Army | [16] | |
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