Jodel Lessage | |
Office: | Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Haiti |
Predecessor: | (Armed Forces Disbanned) |
Successor: | Lt. Gen. Derby Guerrier |
Term Start: | 17 November 2017 |
Term End: | 20 August 2024 |
Birth Date: | day=19 month=02 year=1954 |
Birth Place: | Haiti |
Allegiance: | Haiti |
Branch: | Haitian Army |
Serviceyears: | 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.