2009 will be Year of Juan Bosch

[NewsWhore]

President Leonel Fernandez has signed a series of decrees that will officially proclaim 2009 as the "Centennial Year of the Birth of Juan Bosch." The decrees also elevated "La Casona" in Sabana de la Mar, Hato Mayor Province, and the Monument to the Heroes of the Restoration in Santiago to the status of a National Monument. The President signed Decree 247-08 and created a national commission to commemorate the centennial of the late former president Bosch's birth. Decree 248 dealt with La Casona, a majestic Victorian structure in Sabana de la Mar that needs repairs and preservation. Decree 249 elevated the status of the Monument in Santiago and instructed the Ministry of Culture to look after its care and preservation.

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