Research topic: Hector Garcia Godoy

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Hector Garcia Godoy

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Héctor García Godoy , 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 the Organization of American States after the 1965 civil war. He held the country together until elections could be conducted in 1966. He served as ambassador to the United States (1966-69) and ran for president in 1970 against President Balaguer, but died unexpectedly of a heart attack during the campaign. Author not available, GARCÍA GODOY, HÉCTOR.... Read more
Joaquin Balaguer y Ricardo
...president. When Trujillo arranged to have his brother Hector reelected to the presidency in 1957, he chose Balaguer...establishment of a provisional government under President Hector Garcia Godoy and the calling of elections, Balaguer and former... Read more
Juan Bosch
...uprising was frustrated by United States armed intervention, and a provisional government was established under Hector Garcia Godoy, a former member of Bosch's cabinet. In new elections a year later, Bosch was decisively defeated by the former... Read more

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