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== Third Republic (1924-1965) == | == Third Republic (1924-1965) == | ||
The occupation ended in 1924, with a democratically elected government under president Vásquez. President Vásquez served for six years and then was forced into exile. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "History of the Dominican Republic," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Dominican_Republic#The_rise_and_fall_of_Trujillo:_Third_Republic_1924%E2%80%931965, accessed 23 November 2020.</ref> Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina then served as dictator who ruled the Dominican Republic from February 1930 until his assassination in May 1961. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Rafael Trujillo," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_Trujillo, accessed 23 November 2020.</ref> Because of much civil unrest, the United States under President Lyndon B. Johnson ordered U.S. forces to restore order. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "History of the Dominican Republic," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Dominican_Republic#Dominican_Civil_War_and_second_United_States_occupation_1965%E2%80%9366, accessed 23 November 2020.</ref> | |||
<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "History of the Dominican Republic," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Dominican_Republic#The_rise_and_fall_of_Trujillo:_Third_Republic_1924%E2%80%931965, accessed 23 November 2020.</ref> | |||
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== Second United States occupation (1965-1966) == | == Second United States occupation (1965-1966) == | ||
In 1965, what was initially known as Operation Power Pack, 27,677 U.S. troops were ultimately ordered to the Dominican Republic. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "History of the Dominican Republic," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Dominican_Republic#Dominican_Civil_War_and_second_United_States_occupation_1965%E2%80%9366, accessed 23 November 2020.</ref> Elections were held in 1966, in the aftermath of which Joaquín Balaguer was elected into the presidential seat. Later in the same year international troops departed from the country. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Dominican Civil War," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominican_Civil_War, accessed 23 November 2020.</ref> | |||
<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "History of the Dominican Republic," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Dominican_Republic#Dominican_Civil_War_and_second_United_States_occupation_1965%E2%80%9366, accessed 23 November 2020.</ref> | |||
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== Fourth Republic (1966-Present) == | == Fourth Republic (1966-Present) == | ||
In June 1966, Joaquín Balaguer, leader of the Reformist Party was elected and then re-elected to office in May 1970 and May 1974. As of present, the republic still stands. | |||
<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "History of the Dominican Republic," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Dominican_Republic#Fourth_Republic_1966%E2%80%93present, accessed 23 November 2020.</ref> | <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "History of the Dominican Republic," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Dominican_Republic#Fourth_Republic_1966%E2%80%93present, accessed 23 November 2020.</ref> | ||
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