Juan Bosch, 92, Dies; Led Dominican Republic

From: The Washington Post | Date: November 2, 2001| Author: | Copyright information

Juan Bosch, 92, a grand and tragic figure in Latin American politics who served as a charismatic and reforming president of the Dominican Republic for seven months in the 1960s, died Nov. 1 in Santo Domingo. He had neurological, respiratory and intestinal ailments.

Mr. Bosch won the presidency in a landslide in December 1962 in the first free elections in the Dominican Republic in 38 years. He called for land reform, better transportation and increased welfare programs, along with a public works program to build schools and hospitals. He won the support of peasants, urban workers and the ...

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