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USS Memphis wrecked at Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, where it was thrown ashore by rogue waves on the afternoon of August 29, 1916. Dominican migrants in Cuba began a successful campaign to denounce the U.S. occupation while Latin American governments also protested. [20]
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Juan Emilio Bosch Gaviño was the first democratically elected president of the Dominican Republic. Sworn into office on February 27, 1963, he tried to implement a number of social reforms, which caused the anger of the business magnates and members of the army, who initiated a rumor campaign that accused Bosch of being a communist.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
Dominican Republic occupied; 1,137 killed or wounded [2] World War II (1941–1945)
The Dominican Restoration War or the Dominican War of Restoration (Spanish: Guerra de la Restauración), called War of Santo Domingo in Spain (Guerra de Santo Domingo), [2] was a guerrilla war between 1863 and 1865 in the Dominican Republic between Dominican nationalists and Spain, the latter of which had recolonized the country 17 years after its independence.
The Parsley massacre (Spanish: el corte "the cutting"; [5] Creole: kout kouto-a "the stabbing" [6]) (French: Massacre du Persil; Spanish: Masacre del Perejil; Haitian Creole: Masak nan Pèsil) was a mass killing of Haitians living in illegal settlements [7] and occupied land in the Dominican Republic's northwestern frontier and in certain parts of the contiguous Cibao region in October 1937.
Battle of Arroyo Bermejo; Battle of Beler; Battle of Cambronal; Battle of El Memiso; Battle of El Número; Battle of Estrelleta; Battle of Fort Cachimán; Battle of Guayacanes (1863) Battle of Jura; Battle of La Canela; Battle of Paso del Muerto; Battle of Puerto Plata; Battle of Sabana de San Pedro; Battle of Santiago (1863) Battle of Santomé