Liszt Quitel, the Minister of the Interior and Territorial Communities (MICT), learned with emotion of the death of retired Brigadier General Jean Baptiste Roland Chavannes who died around 4:30 a.m. on June 23, 2022, in his private residence at the age of 83 due to complications from his medical condition. This departure for the beyond plunges the Ministry into deep sadness and great consternation.

In this sad circumstance, the Minister Quitel, allies to his Director General Amos Zephirin, to address in their own names and that of all the staff of the Ministry, their sympathies to the wife of the General, but also to his children, grand-children and their allies. The condolences of the MICT also extend to the relatives of the deceased, his friends and his immediate collaborators of the last days as well as to those who are more senior in the General Directorate of the MICT, the UTADG, the Directorate of Immigration and Emigration (DIE) and the Arc-en-Ciel Agency he had founded. The Minister also expresses his sincere and deep sympathy to the Brothers in arms of the deceased, in particular the 1959-1961 promotion of the Armed Forces of Haiti, among other people affected by this mourning.

Find out more about General Jean Baptiste Roland Chavannes :

Chargé de Mission at the MICT, at the rank of Director, Chavannes was attached to the Technical Support Unit for General Management.

He was also Director of Immigration and Emigration (DIE). We still remember his efficiency and the new blood he injected, particularly in the production of passports, during his time at the head of this Department, from 2004 to 2012.

Previously he had twice headed the Vehicle Traffic Department. He then held the rank of Major, before being promoted to Colonel and subsequently Brigadier General and Chief of Staff G1 of the Armed Forces of Haiti.

Decorated in October 2019 by the Human Resources Department of the MICT, he will have lived his last years still in service and at work both in terms of his personal activities and his position at the Ministry.

Humble, welcoming, respectful and courteous, General CHAVANNES always had the words to relax the working atmosphere and motivate his colleagues. A highly appreciated mentor, he always cared for each person he met and invited them to strengthen their professional capacity and serve others with selflessness and conscience.

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