Honorific Prefix: | General |
Jodel Lessage | |
Birth Place: | Haiti |
Allegiance: | Haiti |
Branch: | Armed Forces of Haiti Armée de Terre |
Serviceyears: | 1976–1995 2017–2024 |
Rank: | Lieutenant general |
Unit: | Léopard Corps |
Commands: | Acting Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Haiti (2017-2024) |
Jodel Lessage (born 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 7 August 2024.[1] [2] [3] 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. Although Brigadier general Sadrac Saintil was initially named in the presidential decree, by President Jovenel Moïse, to become the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, he was never ratified by the parliament to officially hold the position. Lessage would remain as commander-in-chief until 2024.