Armed Forces of Haiti

E937108

former national armed forces military organization

The Armed Forces of Haiti were the former national military organization of Haiti, historically responsible for the country’s land, air, and maritime defense before being disbanded in the mid-1990s.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Haitian Armed Forces	5
Haitian Army	4
Armed Forces of Haiti canonical	2
Forces armées d’Haïti	1
Garde d’Haïti	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11617589 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Armed Forces of Haiti
Context triple: [Haitian Air Force, partOf, Armed Forces of Haiti]

A. Haitian Air Force
The Haitian Air Force was the aerial warfare branch of Haiti’s military, operating a small fleet of training, transport, and light attack aircraft until its disbandment in the mid-1990s.
B. Armed Forces of the Dominican Republic
The Armed Forces of the Dominican Republic are the military forces responsible for national defense and security in the Dominican Republic, comprising army, navy, and air force branches.
C. Armed Forces of Nicaragua
The Armed Forces of Nicaragua are the national military organization of Nicaragua, responsible for the country’s defense, internal security, and participation in regional security cooperation.
D. Honduran Armed Forces
The Honduran Armed Forces are the national military of Honduras, responsible for the country’s defense, internal security, and participation in regional security and humanitarian operations.
E. Armed Forces of El Salvador
The Armed Forces of El Salvador are the national military of El Salvador, historically central to the country’s internal security and politics, particularly during the late 20th-century civil conflict.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Armed Forces of Haiti
Target entity description: The Armed Forces of Haiti were the former national military organization of Haiti, historically responsible for the country’s land, air, and maritime defense before being disbanded in the mid-1990s.

A. Haitian Air Force
The Haitian Air Force was the aerial warfare branch of Haiti’s military, operating a small fleet of training, transport, and light attack aircraft until its disbandment in the mid-1990s.
B. Armed Forces of the Dominican Republic
The Armed Forces of the Dominican Republic are the military forces responsible for national defense and security in the Dominican Republic, comprising army, navy, and air force branches.
C. Armed Forces of Nicaragua
The Armed Forces of Nicaragua are the national military organization of Nicaragua, responsible for the country’s defense, internal security, and participation in regional security cooperation.
D. Honduran Armed Forces
The Honduran Armed Forces are the national military of Honduras, responsible for the country’s defense, internal security, and participation in regional security and humanitarian operations.
E. Armed Forces of El Salvador
The Armed Forces of El Salvador are the national military of El Salvador, historically central to the country’s internal security and politics, particularly during the late 20th-century civil conflict.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	former national armed forces ⓘ military organization ⓘ
abbreviation	FAd’H ⓘ
allegation	human rights abuses ⓘ political repression ⓘ
commandLanguage	French ⓘ
controlledBy	Haitian government ⓘ linked to: Government of Haiti
country	Haiti ⓘ
disbanded	1995 ⓘ mid-1990s ⓘ
disbandedBy	Jean-Bertrand Aristide ⓘ
garrison	Caserne Dessalines, Port-au-Prince ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Port-au-Prince ⓘ
historicalPeriod	20th century ⓘ Duvalier era ⓘ linked to: Duvalier-era Haiti
historicalPrecursor	Garde d’Haïti ⓘ linked to: Armed Forces of Haiti
involvedIn	1991 Haitian coup d’état ⓘ Haitian coups d’état ⓘ
legalStatusAfterDisbandment	abolished by Haitian constitution amendment ⓘ
nativeName	Forces armées d’Haïti ⓘ linked to: Armed Forces of Haiti
notableEvent	constitutional abolition of the army in the 1990s ⓘ
notableRole	support of François Duvalier regime ⓘ support of Jean-Claude Duvalier regime ⓘ
notableUnit	Dessalines Battalion ⓘ Leopard Corps ⓘ
oversight	Ministry of Defense of Haiti ⓘ
primaryLanguage	French ⓘ Haitian Creole ⓘ
replacedBy	Haitian National Police ⓘ
role	air defense ⓘ internal security ⓘ land warfare ⓘ maritime defense ⓘ regime protection ⓘ
serviceBranches	Haitian Air Corps ⓘ linked to: Haitian Air Force Haitian Army ⓘ linked to: Armed Forces of Haiti Haitian Coast Guard ⓘ paramilitary forces ⓘ
status	defunct ⓘ
successor	Haitian armed forces reconstituted in the 2010s ⓘ
trainingPartner	Argentina ⓘ France ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
type	air force ⓘ army ⓘ naval force ⓘ
uniformLanguage	French ⓘ

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