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09-26-2007, 02:00 PM
Members of the ruling PLD party commemorated the military coup that removed Juan Bosch from power 44 years ago. Several other groups also remembered the event with floral tributes and small public gatherings near the Presidential Palace. Politicians and students listened to speeches that reminded the audience of how the army had ended the seven- month administration of the first president to be freely elected after the death of dictator Rafael Trujillo in 1961. Minister of Education Alejandrina German took part in some of the activities. As a result of the coup, the DR's transition towards democracy was thwarted for two years, resulting in an armed conflict in 1965 that divided the nation, and military intervention by the United States under the auspices of the Organization of American States (OAS).
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