1963 Dominican coup d’état
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The 1963 Dominican coup d’état was a military overthrow of democratically elected President Juan Bosch that destabilized the Dominican Republic and set the stage for the later Dominican Civil War.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1963 Dominican coup d’état canonical | 1 |
| 1963 Dominican military coup | 1 |
| Dominican April Revolution | 1 |
| Dominican coup d’état of 1963 | 1 |
| Triunvirato dominicano (1963-1965) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: 1963 Dominican coup d’état Context triple: [Dominican Civil War, relatedTo, 1963 Dominican coup d’état]
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1954 Guatemalan coup d’état
The 1954 Guatemalan coup d’état was a CIA-orchestrated overthrow of President Jacobo Árbenz that marked a pivotal Cold War intervention in Latin America and ushered in decades of political instability and repression in Guatemala.
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B.
1979 Salvadoran coup d'état
The 1979 Salvadoran coup d'état was a military-led overthrow of President Carlos Humberto Romero that installed a reformist junta and set the stage for the outbreak of the Salvadoran Civil War.
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Batista dictatorship
The Batista dictatorship was the authoritarian regime led by Fulgencio Batista in Cuba during the 1950s, marked by political repression, corruption, and growing opposition that culminated in the Cuban Revolution.
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1973 Chilean coup d'état
The 1973 Chilean coup d'état was a military overthrow of President Salvador Allende that marked the violent end of Chile's democracy and the beginning of General Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship.
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E.
Nicaraguan Revolution
The Nicaraguan Revolution was a late-20th-century uprising led primarily by the Sandinista National Liberation Front that overthrew the Somoza dictatorship and reshaped Nicaragua’s political and social landscape.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: 1963 Dominican coup d’état Target entity description: The 1963 Dominican coup d’état was a military overthrow of democratically elected President Juan Bosch that destabilized the Dominican Republic and set the stage for the later Dominican Civil War.
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A.
1954 Guatemalan coup d’état
The 1954 Guatemalan coup d’état was a CIA-orchestrated overthrow of President Jacobo Árbenz that marked a pivotal Cold War intervention in Latin America and ushered in decades of political instability and repression in Guatemala.
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B.
1979 Salvadoran coup d'état
The 1979 Salvadoran coup d'état was a military-led overthrow of President Carlos Humberto Romero that installed a reformist junta and set the stage for the outbreak of the Salvadoran Civil War.
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C.
Batista dictatorship
The Batista dictatorship was the authoritarian regime led by Fulgencio Batista in Cuba during the 1950s, marked by political repression, corruption, and growing opposition that culminated in the Cuban Revolution.
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D.
1973 Chilean coup d'état
The 1973 Chilean coup d'état was a military overthrow of President Salvador Allende that marked the violent end of Chile's democracy and the beginning of General Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship.
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E.
Nicaraguan Revolution
The Nicaraguan Revolution was a late-20th-century uprising led primarily by the Sandinista National Liberation Front that overthrew the Somoza dictatorship and reshaped Nicaragua’s political and social landscape.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military coup d’état
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political event ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
1963 Dominican coup d’état
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surface form:
1963 Dominican military coup
1963 coup in the Dominican Republic ⓘ |
| cause |
Cold War anti-communist fears among Dominican military and elites
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military dissatisfaction with civilian government ⓘ opposition of conservative elites to Juan Bosch’s reforms ⓘ |
| consequence |
erosion of democratic institutions in the Dominican Republic
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military dominance over civilian politics ⓘ polarization between constitutionalists and loyalists ⓘ political instability in the Dominican Republic ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatusAfter | constitution suspended ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Dominican Republic ⓘ |
| date | 1963-09-25 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1963-09-25 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
U.S. intervention in the Dominican Republic (1965)
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surface form:
1965 United States intervention in the Dominican Republic
Dominican Civil War ⓘ |
| governmentTypeAfter | military junta ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
1960s
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20th century ⓘ |
| keyFigure |
Elías Wessin y Wessin
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Víctor Elby Viñas Román ⓘ |
| languageOfCountry | Spanish ⓘ |
| ledTo |
Dominican Civil War
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surface form:
1965 Dominican Civil War
increased U.S. concern over Dominican political trajectory ⓘ |
| location |
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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surface form:
Santo Domingo
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| overthrew | Juan Bosch government ⓘ |
| overthrewGovernmentOf | Dominican Republic ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
Dominican Army
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surface form:
Dominican Armed Forces
Dominican Army ⓘ
surface form:
Dominican military officers
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| politicalContext |
United States interventions in Latin America
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surface form:
Cold War in Latin America
post-Trujillo Dominican Republic ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1962 Dominican general election ⓘ |
| region | Hispaniola ⓘ |
| removedFromOffice | Juan Bosch ⓘ |
| removedLeaderParty | Dominican Revolutionary Party ⓘ |
| removedLeaderTitle | President of the Dominican Republic ⓘ |
| result |
establishment of a military junta
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interruption of democratic rule in the Dominican Republic ⓘ overthrow of President Juan Bosch ⓘ suspension of the 1963 Dominican Constitution ⓘ |
| startDate | 1963-09-25 ⓘ |
| subregion | Caribbean ⓘ |
| target |
Dominican Revolutionary Party government
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Juan Bosch ⓘ |
| timeSincePreviousDictatorship | approximately 2 years after the end of the Trujillo dictatorship ⓘ |
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Subject: 1963 Dominican coup d’état Description of subject: The 1963 Dominican coup d’état was a military overthrow of democratically elected President Juan Bosch that destabilized the Dominican Republic and set the stage for the later Dominican Civil War.
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