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'''Louis-Jodel Chamblain''' (born January 18, 1953 or 1954) is a prominent [[Haiti]]an military figure who has led both government troops and rebels and is considered a notorious [[war criminal]].

Chamblain first emerged as a notorious figure as a sergeant within the transitional military [[military dictatorship|junta]] running Haïti following the collapse of [[Jean-Claude Duvalier]]'s dictatorship in 1986. In 1987, Chamblain allegedly headed government [[death squad]]s that attacked voters at the [[Haitian presidential election, 1987|1987 presidential election]], causing it to be cancelled; the election was to permit transition to civilian rule.

Chamblain was second-in-command of a paramilitary organization, the [[Front for the Advancement and Progress of Haïti]] (FRAPH), founded in August 1993 as tensions grew between supporters of Aristide's reinstatement and supporters of the military government. With the end of the military regime and restoration of Aristide (following the [[United States|U.S.]] [[Operation Uphold Democracy]] intervention) in 1994, Chamblain went into exile in the [[Dominican Republic]].<ref name=SFC/> He was convicted ''in absentia'' for his involvement in the murder of [[Antoine Izméry]], a well-known pro-democracy activist,{{Citation needed|date=August 2010}} and for his involvement in the [[Raboteau Massacre]].<ref name=SFC/>