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  2. History of the Dominican Republic - Wikipedia

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    Unification of Hispaniola Republic of Haiti (1820–1849) Dominican War of Independence First Republic (1844–1861) Spanish occupation (1861–1865) Dominican Restoration War Second Republic (1865–1916) United States occupation (1916–1924) Third Republic (1924–1965) Dominican Civil War Fourth Republic (1966–) Topics LGBT history Postal history Jewish history Dominican Republic portal

  3. Dominican Republic - Wikipedia

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    The Dominican Republic [a] is a North American country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean Sea in the North Atlantic Ocean.It shares a maritime border with Puerto Rico to the east and a land border with Haiti to the west, occupying the eastern five-eighths of Hispaniola which, along with Saint Martin, is one of only two islands in the Caribbean shared ...

  4. Economy of the Dominican Republic - Wikipedia

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    In 2018, the Dominican Republic produced 644 thousand tons of avocado (it is the 2nd largest producer in the world), 1 million tons of papaya (it is the 4th largest producer in the world), 5.2 million tons of sugarcane, 2.1 million tons of banana, 85 thousand tons of cocoa, 442 thousand tons of palm oil, 407 thousand tons of pineapple, 403 thousand tons of coconut, 627 thousand tons of rice ...

  5. Dominican hospitals face surge of Haitian mothers fleeing ...

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    As spiraling violence in Haiti puts healthcare out of reach for most, Haitian mothers are seeking care at hospitals in neighboring Dominican Republic despite government policies there scaling up ...

  6. List of Latin American and Caribbean countries by GDP (PPP)

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    Latin American and the Caribbean countries by GDP per capita PPP (2019). This is a list of Latin American and the Caribbean countries by gross domestic product at purchasing power parity in international dollars according to the International Monetary Fund's estimates in the October 2023 World Economic Outlook database.

  7. Report finds 93 US deaths after cosmetic surgery in Dominican ...

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    The post Report finds 93 US deaths after cosmetic surgery in Dominican Republic since 2009 appeared first on TheGrio. NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials […]

  8. Rafael Trujillo - Wikipedia

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    Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Molina (/ t r uː ˈ h iː j oʊ / troo-HEE-yoh; Spanish: [rafaˈel leˈoniðas tɾuˈxiʝo moˈlina]; 24 October 1891 – 30 May 1961), nicknamed El Jefe (Spanish: [el ˈxefe]; meaning the boss), was a Dominican military officer and dictator who ruled the Dominican Republic from August 1930 until his assassination in May 1961. [2]

  9. Proposed annexation of Santo Domingo - Wikipedia

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    The proposed annexation of Santo Domingo was an attempted treaty during the later Reconstruction era, initiated by United States President Ulysses S. Grant in 1869, to annex Santo Domingo (as the Dominican Republic was commonly known) as a United States territory, with the promise of eventual statehood.