Gilbert Dragon

Marie Jude Gilbert Dragon[1] (1969 – 17 November 2021) was a Haitian police chief and guerilla commander.

Biography

He served as a police chief for the commune of Croix-des-Bouquets in the early 2000s, during which he became involved with other police chiefs' efforts to overthrow the Haitian government.[2] During the conflict, which culminated in the 2004 Haitian coup d'état, Dragon became second-in-command in the National Revolutionary Front for the Liberation and Reconstruction of Haiti under Guy Philippe.[3] On 14 July 2021, Haitian police announced that Dragon had been arrested in connection with the assassination of Haitian president Jovenel Moïse.[4]

Dragon died from complications of COVID-19 on 17 November 2021, at the age of 52.[5]

References
  1. Charles, Jacqueline; Weaver, Jay (20 September 2021). "Grenade-dropping drones, a paranoid president, guards who ran: Latest on Haiti assassination". Miami Herald. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  2. "THE AUTOPSY OF A FAILED COUP". Haïti Progrès. 27 October 2000. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  3. Dudley, Steven (4 March 2004). "Haiti rebels linked to drug trade / Records show leaders' ties to Colombians". SFGATE. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  4. Coto, Dánica; Sanon, Evens (15 July 2021). "Haiti police chief links Venezuelan to assassination plot". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 15 July 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  5. Ellsworth, Brian; Thomas, Gessika (17 November 2021). "Suspect in assassination of Haiti's Moise dies of coronavirus complications". Reuters. Retrieved 18 November 2021.


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