Third Republic (Dominican Republic)

Third Dominican Republic
1924–1965
Flag
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Coat of arms
Status Dominican territory
Capital Santo Domingo
Common languages Spanish
Government Unitary presidential republic
President  
 1924–1930 (first)
Horacio Vásquez
 1930–1961 (last)
Rafael Trujillo
History  
 departure of US troops after the end of the first US occupation
1924
 
July 12,
1965
Currency Dominican peso
Preceded by
Succeeded by
United States occupation of the Dominican Republic (1916–24)
Second Republic (Dominican Republic)
Dominican Civil War
Dominican Republic
Today part of  Dominican Republic

The Third Republic[1] of the Dominican Republic covers from July 12, 1924 with the departure of US troops after the end of the first US occupation, until April 28, 1965 with the disembarkation of American troops after the start of the April 1965 War and the second American occupation. This period is also known as the Age of Trujillo, because of the strong influence exerted by the Trujillo regime over much of these 41 years.

See also

References

  1. Mejía-Ricart, Tirso (2013). la Tercera Republica – la Fragua de Nuestra Contemporaneidad. Periódico Hoy. Retrieved May 13, 2013.


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