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NAME: Joaquín Balaguer
OCCUPATION: World Leader, Journalist
BIRTH DATE: c. September 01, 1907
DEATH DATE: July 14, 2002
EDUCATION: University of Santo Domingo, University of Paris
PLACE OF BIRTH: Villa Bisonó, Dominican Republic
PLACE OF DEATH: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Full Name: Joaquín Vidella Balaguer y Ricardo

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Joaquín Balaguer was vice president of the Dominican Republic during President Hector Trujillo’s regime and was president 1960–1962, 1966–1978 and 1986–1996.

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Joaquín Balaguer was sworn in as president of the Dominican Republic when Trujillo resigned. A short-lived military coup forced Balaguer to resign in 1962 and take refuge in the United States. He returned in 1965 and ran successfully for president in 1966. He was reelected to the presidency in 1970 and 1974. He regained the presidency in 1986 and was reelected in 1990. He again won in 1994.

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