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For the Puerto Rican writer, see Bernardo Vega (writer).
Bernardo Vega
Born
Bernardo Vega de Boyrie

23 February 1938
Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
NationalityDominican
Occupation(s)Writer, historian, anthropologist
SpouseCynthia Guerra Pellerano
Parents
Chairperson of the Dominican Academy of History
In office
1 August 2013 – 13 July 2016
DeputyMu-Kien Adriana Sang
Preceded byFrank Moya Pons
Succeeded byMu-Kien Adriana Sang
Dominican Ambassador to Washington, D.C.[1]
In office
appointed January 9, 1997 accredited February 11, 1997 – November 29, 1999
Preceded byJosé del Carmen Ariza Gomez
Succeeded byRoberto Bernardo Saladin
Governor of the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic
In office
August 1982 – May 1984
Preceded byCarlos Roberto Despradel Roques
Succeeded byJosé E. Santos Taveras

Bernardo Vega de Boyrie (born February 23, 1938) is a Dominican writer, historian, anthropologist, economist, university professor, politologist, sociologist, and pollster.[2][3]

Early life

Bernardo Vega was born in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic on February 23, 1938. He is the son of Dominican writer Julio Vega Batlle and María Teresa de Boyrie de Moya. He completed his primary education in Santiago de los Caballeros and later earned a Degree in economics from the University of Pennsylvania, United States in 1959.

Career

Vega is one of the most prolific authors in the Dominican Republic, his bibliography is composed of about fifty titles and covers the fields of history, anthropology and economics. He has also compiled important documents on the Rafael Trujillo dictatorship and its relationship with the United States government. His writings on economics, history and politics frequently appear in the national press.

Vega has also held many important public offices, including: Member of the Central Bank’s Monetary Board (1975-1981), Director of the Museum of Dominican Man (1978-1982), Governor of the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (1982-1984) and Ambassador to Washington (1996 -1998). He taught economics at the Pontifical Catholic University Mother and Teacher and the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo. Vega has won the National History Award four times (1986, 1989, 1990, 1991). He also served as Secretary of the Dominican Society of Bibliophiles and chairs the Dominican Cultural Foundation.

Ancestry

Bibliography

  • Bernardo Vega (2007). Dominican Cultures: The Making of a Caribbean Society. Markus Wiener Publishers. ISBN 978-1-55876-434-7.

References

  1. ^ Chief of Protocol, Ambassadors to the United States: Chronological Listing by Country
  2. ^ "History - Dominicans on Wall Street". Archived from the original on 2014-05-18.
  3. ^ Caribbean Legion: Patriots, Politicians, Soldiers of Fortune, 1946-1950.
Government offices
Preceded by Governor of the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic
1982–1984 		Succeeded by
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Ambassador of the Dominican Republic to the United States
1997–1999 		Succeeded by
Academic offices
Preceded by Chairman of the Dominican Academy of History
2013–2016 		Succeeded by
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