Horacio Vásquez
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Horacio Vásquez was a Dominican politician who served as president of the Dominican Republic. He was a rival of Juan Isidro Jiménez and was forced out of power multiple times. Vásquez eventually won a U.S.-supervised presidential election in 1924, but his presidency was marked by incompetence and corruption. He was ousted in a revolution in 1930, which paved the way for the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo.12
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Dominican RepublicCivil unrest, dictatorship, and democracyIn 1924 Horacio Vásquez won a U.S.-supervised presidential election, but he proved to be an incompetent and corrupt leader, and pressure built up for his ouster. A revolution was launched in 1930, triggered in part by the initial economic shock of the Great Depression. The armed forces,…
Read MoreIn 1924 Horacio Vásquez won a U.S.-supervised presidential election, but he proved to be an incompetent and corrupt leader, and pressure built up for his ouster. A revolution was launched in 1930, triggered in part by the initial economic shock of the Great Depression. The armed forces,…
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…including Juan Isidro Jiménez and Horacio Vásquez—two bitter rivals—and Cáceres himself. Even the accession of the archbishop Adolfo Nouel to the presidency in 1912 failed to stem the disorder, and within four months he too was forced to resign.
Read More…including Juan Isidro Jiménez and Horacio Vásquez—two bitter rivals—and Cáceres himself. Even the accession of the archbishop Adolfo Nouel to the presidency in 1912 failed to stem the disorder, and within four months he too was forced to resign.
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