Haitian Army | |
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Armée d'Haïti (French) Lame d'Ayiti (Haitian Creole) | |
Emblem of the Armed Forces of Haiti | |
Active | 1791–1994 2017–present |
Country | Haiti |
Branch | Army |
Role | Land warfare |
Part of | Armed Forces of Haiti |
HQ | Grand Quartier Général, Champ de Mars, Port-au-Prince |
Motto(s) | "Serve and Defend" («Servir et Défendre») |
Engagements | See Military history of Haiti Gang war in Haiti |
Commanders | |
President | Transitional Presidential Council |
Prime Minister | Garry Conille |
Minister of Defense | Jean Marc Berthier Antoine |
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces | Lt.Gen. Derby Guerrier (acting) |
Deputy Commander-in-Chief | Maj.Gen. Jonas Jean |
Chief of the General Staff | Brig.Gen. Sadrac Saintil |
Originating from the Army of Saint-Domingue (1791–1803), then the Indigenous Army (1803–1915), the Haitian Army (Armée d'Haiti) is the land component of the Armed Forces of Haiti. It is the largest branch of the armed forces since its reinstatement in 2017 by then President Jovenel Moïse.