Jodel Lessage
Jodel Lessage | |
|---|---|
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 | 19 February 1954 Haiti |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Haiti |
| Branch/service | Haitian Army |
| Years of service | 1976–1995 2017–2024 |
| Rank | Lieutenant general |
| Unit | Corps des Léopards (disbanned) |
Jodel Lessage (born February 19, 1954) is a Haitian military officer, who served as the acting Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Haiti from 17 November 2017 to 20 August 2024. 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.