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Duarte, Rosa. "Apuntes para la historia de la isla de Santo Domingo y para la biografía del general dominicano Juan Pablo Duarte y Díez." En Tena Reyes, Jorge (comp.) Duarte en la historiografía dominicana. Santo Domingo, 1994 (Gobierno dominicano. Colección Sesquicentenario de la Independencia Nacional, vol. III). Espinal Hernández, Edwin ...
After fraud charges in the elections of 1994, an agreement known as the Pact for Democracy (Pacto por la Democracia) was reached, which limited consecutive presidential terms to two terms. 1990: 16 August 1990 16 August 1994 1994: 16 August 1994 16 August 1996 Leonel Fernández (born 1953) 1996: 16 August 1996 16 August 2000 4 years PLD ...
The First Dominican Republic, [1] (Spanish: Primera República Dominicana, Primera República) was a predecessor of the currently existing Dominican Republic, and began on 27 February 1844 with the proclamation of the Dominican Republic, and culminated on 18 March 1861 with the annexation of the country to Spain. During these 17 years the ...
Ulises Hilarión Heureaux Leibert (Spanish: [uˈlises eˈɾo]; October 21, 1845 – July 26, 1899) nicknamed Lilís, was president of the Dominican Republic from September 1, 1882 to September 1, 1884, from January 6, 1887 to February 27, 1889 and again from April 30, 1889 maintaining power between his terms until his assassination by Ramón Cáceres.
Pedro Santana y Familias, 1st Marquess of Las Carreras (June 29, 1801 – June 14, 1864) was a Dominican soldier and politician who served three times as the president of the First Dominican Republic (1844–1861) and was the first governor-general during the period of annexation of the Dominican Republic to Spain (1861–1865), accomplished at Santana's request.
Duvergé, also known locally as Las Damas (Spanish: "the ladies", after the local Las Damas River) is the largest city in the province of Independencia in the Dominican Republic. The first settlers of this community were the gentlemen Christopher Pérez and María del Pulgar, originating from San Juan de la Maguana. [citation needed]
Juana Saltitopa (1815 – February 6, 1860), also known as La Coronela (The Female Colonel), was a Dominican activist and member of the Dominican Army. She played an important role in the Dominican War of Independence, specifically in the Battle of Santiago on March 30, 1844. Her exact birthdate is unknown as is her death.
Ana Valverde (1798 – November 20, 1864) was a militant from what is now the Dominican Republic who participated in the 1844 Dominican War of Independence against Haiti and, later, in the Dominican Restoration War against Spain.