Armed Forces of Haiti

Uncommon card · No. 128980

The Armed Forces of Haiti (French: Forces Armées d'Haïti, FAd'H; Haitian Creole: Fòs Ame d'Ayiti) are the military forces of the Republic of Haiti, composed of the Haitian Army, the Haitian Navy, and the Haitian Aviation Corps. The Force has about 1,500 active personnel as of July 2026. The Haitian military originated during the Haitian Revolution as the Indigenous Army (Armée Indigène) that fought for independence, which was formally declared on 1 January 1804. Haiti became a militarized country over the next several decades to protect its independence from a possible return of French troops, and as a result the military dominated the government and administration, with the emergence of a military elite that held the political and economic power in the country. The military was reorganized in the 1880s, being divided between a small active army that underwent the reform, and a much larger reserve army consisting of the old forces. There was also a small navy. Between 1804 and 1915, all...

Read on Wikipedia · Image Wilbens Chery, CC BY 4.0