Horacio Vásquez
Horacio Vásquez | |
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| President of the Provisional Government of the Dominican Republic | |
| In office September 4, 1899 – November 15, 1899 May 2, 1902 – April 23, 1903 | |
| Preceded by | Wenceslao Figuereo Juan Isidro Jimenes |
| Succeeded by | Juan Isidro Jimenes (as President of the Provisional Government) Alejandro Woss y Gil |
| 36th President of the Dominican Republic | |
| In office July 24, 1924 – March 3, 1930 | |
| Preceded by | Juan Bautista Vicini (provisional) |
| Succeeded by | Rafael Trujillo |
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| Born | 1860 |
| Died | 1936 (age 75 or 76) |
Felipe Horacio Vásquez Lajara (1860–1936) was a Dominican general and political figure. He served as the acting president of the Dominican Republic in 1899, and again between 1902 and 1903. Supporters of Vásquez were known as Horacistas,[1] as opposed to Jimenistas, supporters of Vásquez's main rival, Juan Isidro Jimenes.[2] He ran for a full term as president in 1914, but lost to Jimenes.
Following the occupation of the Dominican Republic by U.S. military forces from 1916–1924, Vásquez was democratically elected as president of the country and served between 1924 and 1930, and again separately in 1930 before being ousted by General Rafael Trujillo and sent into exile.[3]
References
- ^ Soto Jimenez, Jose Miguel (2008-11-14). "El bipartidismo histórico en RD" (in Spanish). Listin Diario. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
- ^ Sierra, Jimmy. "Los Partidos Politicos Dominicanos" (in Spanish). ArribaSantoDomingo.com. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
- ^ "Camino a la intervención norteamericana" (in Spanish). Fundacion Global. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
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