Haitian Army Generals
Henri Namphy, Haitian Army General, former President of Haiti
Here is a photo of Lieutenant General Henry Namphy, former Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Haiti, former Chief of the General Staff of the Haitian Army, 35th President of Haiti from June 20, 1988 to September 17, 1988
Henri Namphy was born in Cap-Haïtien, Haiti, on November 2, 1982. He died June 26, 2018 in the Dominican Republic at the age of 85.
Henri NAMPHY as a young Haitian Cadet
Here is a photo of Lt. General Henri Namphy when he was a young cadet in Haiti fresh out of the academy.
After graduating from the Haitian Military Academy, Henri Namphy quickly climbed the ladder. He held, among others, the posts of vice-commander of the guard of the National Palace. Namphy was an army commander in two departments in Haiti.
In 1981, Henri Namphy became Brigadier General of the Haitian army.
The Duvalier Regime: General Williams Regala, Jacques Gracia and President Jean Claude Duvalier
Former Haitian army General Williams Regala, then Colonel and director of Haiti's military academy. Right behind him is General Jacques Gracia, former commander of the presidential guard, and President for life Jean Claude 'BabyDoc' Duvalier back in February 1976.
General Williams Regala was one of the members of Haiti's National Council of Government which led the country after the fall of the Duvalier regime February 7, 1986
Rignt behind Jacques Garcia is General Jean Baptiste Hiliaire.
Original photo by photographer Sauer Jean-Claude.