The Dominican Model
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9201178 |
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| Authors | J Thomas (0000-0003-3933-1264, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1982 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 34 |
| Publication date | 1982-03-03 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Monthly Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0027-0520 • E-ISSN: 0027-0520 |
| Publisher | Monthly Review Foundation (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.14452/mr-033-10-1982-03_3 |
| OpenAlex | W2003423275 |
| Language | EN |
August 16,1980, marked the second anniversary of the inauguration of Antonio Guzman as president of the Dominican Republic. On election day in the spring of 1978, military forces had seized the ballot boxes when it became clear that their favorite, the incumbent president, Joaquin Balaguer, was losing to the candidate of the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD). A stern warning from the Carter administration, plus an outcry from a cross section of Dominican society, sent the troops back to their barracks, and the "popular will" in favor of Guzman was respected.This article can also be found at the Monthly Review website, where most recent articles are published in full.Click here to purchase a PDF version of this article at the Monthly Review website
Administration (probate law) · Ancient history · Ballot · Economic history · Political science · Politics · Spring (device) · Stern · Voting · Caribbean and African Literature and Culture · Engineering · History · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs · Law
| Highly cited | No |
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