Jodel Lessage | |
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![]() 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 | Haiti | 19 February 1954
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Branch/service | Haitian Army |
Years of service | 1976–1995 2017–2024 |
Rank | ![]() |
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.