Joaquín Antonio Balaguer Ricardo was a Dominican politician,scholar,writer,and lawyer. He was President of the Dominican Republic serving three non-consecutive terms for that office from 1960 to 1962,1966 to 1978,and 1986 to 1996.
The Dominican Republic is a representative democracy,where the President of the Dominican Republic functions as both the head of the government and head of the multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in the bicameral National Congress. The Judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature.
Rafael Hipólito Mejía Domínguez is a Dominican politician who served as President of the Dominican Republic from 2000 to 2004.
Presidential elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 2004. The result was a victory for former president Leonel Fernández,who defeated incumbent Hipólito Mejía. Voter turnout was 72.8%.
The Senate of the Dominican Republic is the upper house in the bicameral legislature of the Dominican Republic,and together with the Chamber of Deputies makes up the Congress.
Leonel Antonio Fernández Reyna is a Dominican lawyer,academic,and was the 50th and 52nd President of the Dominican Republic from 1996 to 2000 and from 2004 to 2012. From 2016 until 2020,he was the President of the EU–LAC Foundation.
The Social Christian Reformist Party is a Christian democratic right-wing political party in the Dominican Republic. It was established on July 24,1984,by the union of Joaquín Balaguer's Partido Reformista and the Partido Revolucionario Social Cristiano. Some of the PRSC's founders and leaders were originally business leaders and Roman Catholics who opposed the communist,socialist,and social democratic tendencies of Juan Bosch,the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) and the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD).
JoséFrancisco Peña Gómez was a politician from the Dominican Republic. He was the leader of the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD),a three-time candidate for president of the Dominican Republic and former Mayor of Santo Domingo. He is considered,along with Joaquín Balaguer and Juan Bosch,as one of the most prominent Dominican political figures of the 20th century.
JoséSalvador Omar Jorge Blanco was a politician,lawyer and a writer. He was President of the Dominican Republic,from 1982 to 1986. He was a Senator running for the PRD party. He started his political career as a Committee Secretary for the Unión Cívica de Santiago in 1963 and joined the PRD in 1964.
Rafael Filiberto Bonnelly Fondeur was a lawyer,scholar,diplomat,and,from 1962 until 1963,the President of the Dominican Republic. Before he became president,he was vice president of the country from 1960 to 1962.
The Grand National Alliance,commonly known as the "Alianza Rosada",was a one-time electoral alliance in the Dominican Republic. The alliance was led by the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) and the Social Christian Reformist Party (PRSC). It lost the 16 May 2006 legislative elections.
Carlos Morales Troncoso was Vice President of the Dominican Republic from 1986 to 1994 and its foreign minister from 2004 to 2014.
Joseph Donald Reid Cabral was a Dominican politician and lawyer. Reid became president during the "triumvirate" from December 28,1963 to April 25,1965.
Víctor Orlando BisonóHaza nicknamed Ito Bisonó,is a Dominican politician,businessman and current member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic representing the 2nd circunscription of the National District since the year 2002. Bisonówas a member of the Social Christian Reformist Party,and he has been Second Vice President of the Dominican-Haitian Chamber of Commerce.
Juan Rafael Estrella Ureña was a Dominican politician and lawyer. He served as the last acting president of the Dominican Republic from March 3,1930,until August 16,1930,when he started to serve as the vice president under Rafael Leónidas Trujillo.
Presidential elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 2000. A runoff was to have taken place on 30 June between first-place finisher Hipólito Mejía of the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) and runner-up Danilo Medina of the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD);former president Joaquín Balaguer of the Social Christian Reformist Party (PRSC) finished third. However,Medina pulled out of the runoff after concluding he did not have enough support to overcome Mejía's first-round lead,handing the presidency to Mejía. Voter turnout was 76.1%.
General elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 1986. Joaquín Balaguer of the Social Christian Reformist Party (PRSC) won the presidential election,whilst the PRSC-led alliance won the Congressional elections. Voter turnout was 72%.
General elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 1990. Following a long vote count,Joaquín Balaguer of the Social Christian Reformist Party (PSRC) was declared winner of the presidential election,whilst in the Congressional elections the PSRC received the most votes and won a majority in the Senate,although the Dominican Liberation Party won the most seats in the House of Representatives.
Jacinto Bienvenido Peynado Garrigosa was a businessman and politician who served as Vice President of the Dominican Republic from 1994 to 1996.
Asela Altagracia Mera Checo de Jorge was a Dominican politician,women's rights activist,and member of the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD). She served as the First Lady of the Dominican Republic from 1982 to 1986 during the presidency of her husband,Salvador Jorge Blanco. Asela Mera was known for her focus on social issues,women's rights,and prison reform during her tenure as first lady.
