Haïtienne Defense Force

Haïtienne Defense Force
guide
Commander in Chief :	Head of State of Haiti Jovenel Moïse
Defense Minister:	Hervé Denis
Military Commander:	According to Gen. Jodel Lesage
Headquarters:	Port-au-Prince
Military strength
Active soldiers:	500 (2017)
Conscription:	No
Resilient population:	4,000,000 (18–49 =)
Eligibility for military service:	18-25
Share of gross domestic product :	N / A
history
Founding:	2011

The Force de Défense Haïtienne are the armed forces of Haiti . They were set up again in 2011 and have been in service since 2017.

history

The army, originally established in the 19th century, was abolished in 1916 after a US invasion. The Gendarmerie d'Haïti became the Garde d'Haïti in 1928 . This was again renamed in 1958 under Duvalier in Forces Armées d'Haïti  (FAd'H) . In 1996, President Jean-Bertrand Aristide abolished the military by decree , and the National Police ( Police Nationale d'Haïti ) PNH also took on defense functions. In 2011, President Michel Martelly announced the creation of the Haïtienne Force de Défense . She has been active since 2017.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Historique , md.gouv.ht, accessed January 30, 2014
2. ↑ Haiti - Armée: Priorité à la Force de défense civile . In Haiti libre online, 10/10/2013
3. ↑ Haiti-Armée: Une nouvelle force armée pour la défense civile , Alix Laroche, Haiti Press Network, hpnhaiti.com, undated
4. ^ Army of Haiti Organizes Recruitment of Soldiers. Haitian Times. 5th November 2018.