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

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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 very important role within the multinational effort to permit presidential elections to take place in June 1966. The result was once the installation of Joaquin Balaguer within the presidency. Therefore, this skillful civilian leader defeated both a right wing coup and a Cuban-based guerrilla expedition, and successfully gained keep an eye on of the chaotic Dominican officer corps by the mid-1970s.

In this comprehensive study of the Dominican Republic’s Balaguer era, the creator draws upon declassified U.S. State Department and military documents and his own experiences as an army attache within the U.S. Embassy, Santo Domingo, all through the early 1970s. The result’s a unique, inside have a look at Balaguer’s presidency, his skillful manipulation of rival officers and cliques, and American involvement within the political history of the Dominican Republic.

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