Juan Bosch (politician)
Juan Bosch | |
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Juan Bosch in 1963 | |
| President of the Dominican Republic | |
| In office 27 February 1963 – 25 September 1963 | |
| Vice President | Armando González Tamayo |
| Preceded by | Rafael Filiberto Bonnelly |
| Succeeded by | Dominican Provisional Government Junta |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 June 1909 La Vega, Dominican Republic |
| Died | 1 November 2001 (aged 92) Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| Political party | Revolutionary (1939–73) Liberation (1973–2001) |
| Spouse(s) | Isabel García (m. 1934–1943?) Carmen Quidiello (m. 1943–2001; his death) |
Juan Emilio Bosch y Gaviño (30 June 1909 – 1 November 2001), also known as El Profesor (Spanish for the Teacher), was a Dominican politician, historian, writer of short stories and novels, essayist, educator, and the first democratically elected president of the Dominican Republic for seven months in 1963.
Previously he had been the leader of the Dominican opposition in exile to the dictatorial regime of Rafael Trujillo for over 25 years. He is remembered as an honest politician and regarded as one of the most prominent writers in Dominican literature. He helped found the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) in 1939, and left it in 1973 to found the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD).