Derby Guerrier

Derby Guerrier
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Haiti
Incumbent
Assumed office
20 August 2024
DeputyMaj. Gen. Jonas Jean
Preceded byLt. Gen. Jodel Lessage
Assistant Chief of Staff (G2/G4) of the Armed Forces of Haiti
In office
27 March 2017 – 20 August 2024
Personal details
Born (1949-10-14) 14 October 1949 (age 75)
Haiti
Military service
Allegiance Haiti
Branch/serviceHaitian Army
Years of service1976–1995
2017–current
Rank Lieutenant general

Derby Guerrier is a Haitian military officer (born 14 October 1949[1]), who is currently the acting Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Haiti.[2] In 2017, he was among those selected by President Jovenel Moïse to be part of the remobilized armed forces' equivalent of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as Colonel, where he was the assistant Chief of the Staff (G2/G4).[3] Shortly after being promoted to Brigadier general on July 27th 2024, he would be selected by the Transitional Presidential Council and the Council of Ministers led by Prime minister Garry Conille on August 7, to succeed to Lt. Gen. Jodel Lessage as commander in chief.[4] The TPC claimed that the change in leadership was part of efforts to fight insecurity and for the FAD'H to take a more active role in the fight against terrorism and gangs. On the 20th of August 2024, he would be promoted to Lieutenant general and officially installed at his functions in ceremony at the National Palace. He is the second Commander-in-Chief following the re-establishment of the Armed Forces after 22 years and their disbandment in 1995, during the Operation Uphold Democracy.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Federal Register, Volume 59 Issue 67 (Thursday, April 7, 1994)". www.govinfo.gov. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
  2. ^ "Haiti - Politic : New Commander of the FAd'H and promises of the Government (Speech of the PM) - HaitiLibre.com : Haiti news 7/7". www.haitilibre.com. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
  3. ^ Metropole (2018-04-02). "Installation du Haut état-major de l'armée, Jovenel Moise s'en félicite". METROPOLE (in French). Retrieved 2024-10-19.
  4. ^ "Derby Guerrier Appointed as New Leader of the Haitian Armed Forces, Replacing Jodel Lessage". lenouvelliste.com. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
  5. ^ "General Derby Guerrier Assumes Official Command of the Haitian Armed Forces". lenouvelliste.com. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
  6. ^ TELE GINEN (2024-08-20). Lyetnan jeneral Derby Guerrier enstale kòm nouvo kòmandan chèf a i Fòs Lame Dayiti. Retrieved 2024-08-21 – via YouTube.