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The republic maintained its independence except for a brief annexation by Spain from 1861 to 1865, after which the Second Dominican Republic was established. The country later experienced its first occupation by the United States from 1916 to 1924, followed by the establishment of the Third Dominican Republic .
The Dominican War of Independence (Spanish: Guerra de Independencia Dominicana) was a war of independence that began when the Dominican Republic declared independence from the Republic of Haiti on February 27, 1844 and ended on January 24, 1856.
Dominican Republic: Independence restored after period of Spanish rule. Independence initially declared from Spain in 1821 as the Republic of Spanish Haiti, and from Haiti in 1844 with the current name. July 1, 1867 United Kingdom Canada: Britain continued to exercise some level of control until the Statute of Westminster.
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 ...
April 24: Dominican Civil War; April 28: United States occupation of the Dominican Republic begins. 1966 July 1: United States occupation of the Dominican Republic ends. El Nacional newspaper begins publication. [6] 1970 - Population: 673,470 city; 817,645 urban agglomeration. [14] 1972 - Santo Domingo Institute of Technology founded.
A year later, in 1822, the nation was conquered by Haitian forces. In 1844, the newly formed Dominican Republic declared its independence from Haiti. After a brief return to Spanish rule, the Dominican Republic gained its third and final independence in 1865.
Bust of Jacinto de la Concha in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Jacinto de la Concha (1819–1886) was one of the early leaders in the Dominican independence movement. He was among the nine founding members of the Trinitarios. However, his popularity waned after his alignment to administrations that favored annexation.
The Dominican Restoration War or the Dominican War of Restoration (Spanish: Guerra de la Restauración, Guerra de Santo Domingo) was a guerrilla war between 1863 and 1865 in the Dominican Republic between nationalists and Spain, the latter of which had recolonized the country 17 years after its independence.