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Born in 1934 into a merchant family of Lebanese origin, Majluta studied finance at the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo before working as an accountant in the banking and state sectors. [citation needed] He married Ana Elisa Villanueva on April 17, 1962. [2] [3] The couple had one daughter, Consuelo Elena. [3]
After having been defeated by Jorge Blanco for the nomination in 1982, he was given the candidacy for Santo Domingo Senator and President of the Senate (a similar deal had been done by Blanco and Guzmán in 1978) which he won. From this position he engaged a fierce battle with the faction of the party led by Blanco and so the latter tried ...
In 1989, Jacobo Majluta founded the Independent Revolutionary Party (PRI) to advance his own political ambitions. Ana Elisa Villanueva became the vice president of the new political party. [3] Ana Elisa Villanueva died in Santo Domingo on April 5, 1998, at the age of 67. [4] [5] Majluta died from lung cancer in March 1996 in Tampa, Florida. [5]
Archbishop of Santo Domingo, interim president appointed by the Congress. Resigned. José Bordas Valdez (1874–1968) — 14 April 1913 15 June 1914 1 year, 134 days — Interim president appointed by the Congress. June 1914 15 June 1914 27 August 1914 Resigned at the end of the 1914 Civil War. Ramón Báez (1858–1929) — 28 August 1914
Jorge Blanco succeeded fellow PRD member Jacobo Majluta Azar to the presidency in 1982 after winning the elections of that year using the slogan "The people are with the best, the people are with Salvador". Despite their political affiliations, Guzmán's term (before Majluta's) was characterized by a bitter feud with Jorge Blanco, who from the ...
About a month later, on July 4, 1982, Hipólito was awakened at 4 am by a phone call from his cousin. Antonio Guzmán had shot himself. Vice-President Jacobo Majluta became acting President and ruled for the remaining 43 days of the four-year term (source missing).
The PRI was created by Jacobo Majluta as a way to further his political and electoral ambitions. The party was founded in 1989 by Jacobo Majluta, who served briefly as President of the Dominican Republic in 1982 and Vice President from 1978 to 1982. [1] His wife, former first lady Ana Elisa Villanueva, served as the party's vice president. [1]
The vice president of the Dominican Republic (Spanish: Vicepresidente de la República Dominicana) is the second-highest political position in the Dominican Republic.The vice president is the first person in the presidential line of succession, ascending to the presidency upon the death, resignation, or removal of the president.