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Balaguer and the Dominican Military: Presidential Control of the Factional Officer Corps in the 1960s and 1970s

Balaguer and the Dominican Military: Presidential Control of the Factional Officer Corps in the 1960s and 1970s

Bosch, Brian J.

Paperback

General Latin American HistoryGeneral Military HistoryInternational Relations

ISBN10: 0786430729
ISBN13: 9780786430727
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: May 1 2007
Pages: 333
Weight: 1.02
Height: 0.75 Width: 6.02 Depth: 8.91
Language: English

Following the 1961 assassination of dictator Rafael Trujillo, the Dominican Republic descended into a period of national turmoil and political instability, culminating in 1965 when a catastrophic civil war engulfed the capital city of Santo Domingo. The intervention of foreign troops, particularly U.S. troops, played a critical role in the multinational effort to allow presidential elections to take place in June 1966. The result was the installation of Joaquin Balaguer in the presidency. Subsequently, this skillful civilian leader defeated both a right wing coup and a Cuban-based guerrilla expedition, and successfully gained control of the chaotic Dominican officer corps by the mid-1970s.

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