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Documents for "Dominican History: Biographies":

• Báez, Buenaventura c.1810-1884, president of the Dominican Republic (1849-53; 1856-58; 1865-66; 1868-73). Like his rival, Santana , Báez was unscrupulous and selfish; he gained and lost the presidency by revolution and counterrevolution. With his country in a condition of financial ruin and recurrently gripped by anarchy, he...

• Balaguer, Joaquín (Joaquín Balaguer Ricardo) , 1907-2002, president of the Dominican Republic (1960-62, 1966-78, 1986-96). A lawyer by trade, he held posts under the dictator Rafael Trujillo Molina. He served as vice president (1957-60) and assumed the presidency (1960) when the dictator's brother, Hector Trujillo, resigned. Power rested, however, with the dictator until his assassination...

• Bosch, Juan (Juan Bosch Gavino) , 1909-2001, president of the Dominican Republic (Feb.-Sept., 1963). A teacher and writer, he spent 24 years in exile during the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo and helped found (1939) the Dominican Revolutionary party. He returned (1961) to the Dominican Republic after the assassination of Trujillo and was elected president in the first free elections...

• García Godoy, Héctor 1921-70, president of the Dominican Republic (1965-66). A lawyer and diplomat, he served as foreign minister under President Juan Bosch and was named provisional president under the auspices of...

• Santana, Pedro 1801-64, president of the Dominican Republic (1844-48, 1853-56, 1858-61). He joined the revolution that in 1844 freed his nation from Haiti and became its first president. He and his bitter rival,...

• Trujillo Molina, Rafael Leonidas 1891-1961, president of the Dominican Republic (1930-38, 1942-52). Trained by U.S. marines during U.S. occupation of the country, he was army chief in the presidency of Horacio Vásquez , whom he ousted in 1930. He became dictator and retained power until his death even when not in the presidency. His autocratic, efficient, and ruthless regime accomplished considerable material...

• Vásquez, Horacio 1860-1936, president of the Dominican Republic (1899-1903, 1903-7, 1924-30). A dominating figure in the nation, even when out of office, Vásquez in his third term attempted to continue the...