Balaguer and the Dominican military; presidential control of the factional officer corps in the 1960s and 1970s.9780786430727 Balaguer and the Dominican military; presidential control of the factional officer corps in the 1960s and 1970s. Bosch, Brian J. McFarland & Co. 2007 325 pages $35.00 Paperback UB415 Following the 1961 assassination Assassination See also Murder. assassins Fanatical Moslem sect that smoked hashish and murdered Crusaders (11th—12th centuries). [Islamic Hist.: Brewer Note-Book, 52] Brutus conspirator and assassin of Julius Caesar. [Br. of dictator Rafael Trujillo  This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.You can assist by [ editing it] now. and subsequent US military intervention The deliberate act of a nation or a group of nations to introduce its military forces into the course of an existing controversy. , newly installed president, Joaquin Balaguer, was faced with the challenge of bringing competing military factions of the Dominican Republic Dominican Republic (dəmĭn`ĭkən), republic (2005 est. pop. 8,950,000), 18,700 sq mi (48,442 sq km), West Indies, on the eastern two thirds of the island of Hispaniola. The capital and largest city is Santo Domingo. to heel in order to consolidate his rule. This volume describes his successful efforts to neutralize threats external to his government from a right-wing general and a left-wing colonel and to manipulate the rivalries within his military to stave off internal dangers. In constructing his narrative, the author relies primarily on his own memories serving as a US army attache at the embassy to the Dominican Republic during the period in question, reports filed by the US ambassador in Santo Domingo to the Department of State, and the "intelligence information reports" dispatched by the US Defense Attache ATTACHE. Connected with, attached to. This word is used to signify those persons who are attached to a foreign legation. An attache is a public minister within the meaning of the Act of April 30, 1790, s. 37, 1 Story's L. U. S. Office in Santo Domingo. ([c]20072005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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