Country · 1844 – today
Dominican Republic
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The Dominican Republic is an island country on the eastern part of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean Sea in the North Atlantic Ocean. It shares a maritime border with Puerto Rico to the east and a land border with Haiti to the west, occupying the eastern five-eighths of Hispaniola which, along with Saint Martin, is one of only two islands in the Caribbean shared by two sovereign states.
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Key people
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Mario Vargas Llosa1936 – 2025Peruvian, Spanish and Dominican novelist and writer (1936–2025)Source: Wikidata (citizenship).jpg/330px-Rafael_L._Trujillo_en_la_silla_presidencial_(cropped).jpg)
Rafael Trujillo1891 – 1961President of the Dominican Republic (1891-1961)Source: Wikidata (citizenship).jpg/330px-Felipe_Gonz%C3%A1lez_recibe_al_presidente_de_la_Diputaci%C3%B3n_General_de_Arag%C3%B3n_(cropped).jpg)
Felipe Gonzálezb. 1942Prime Minister of Spain from 1982 to 1996Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Everything that happened
- 1844 – 1856Dominican War of IndependenceHispaniolaThe Dominican War of Independence (Spanish: Guerra de Independencia Dominicana) was a war of independence that began when the Dominican Republic declared independence from the Republic of Haiti on February 27, 1844 and ended on January 24, 1856.Source: Wikidata (country)
- 2020COVID-19 pandemicWorldwideA new coronavirus spreads worldwide. Lockdowns, remote work and fast-developed vaccines reshape daily life.Source: Wikidata (country)