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The Dominican Republic in the American Press: United States newspaper coverage of the island, gathered and translated for readers in both languagesLa República Dominicana en la prensa estadounidense: la cobertura de la isla en los periódicos de Estados Unidos, reunida y traducida para lectores en ambos idiomas
August 6, 19636 de agosto de 1963 · Washington, D.C. · Assassination, 1965 Intervention, and BalaguerMagnicidio, Intervención de 1965 y Balaguer

Evening star

SourceFuente: Evening star · Washington, D.C. · August 6, 19636 de agosto de 1963
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1963-08-06/ed-1/?sp=6

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Assassination, 1965 Intervention, and BalaguerMagnicidio, Intervención de 1965 y Balaguer · 1961–1978

Following Trujillo's assassination on May 30, 1961, US papers covered Juan Bosch's brief presidency, the 1965 constitutionalist civil war, LBJ's deployment of 20,000 US troops, and the Balaguer era.Tras el ajusticiamiento de Trujillo en 1961, la prensa estadounidense cubrió la presidencia de Juan Bosch, la guerra civil de 1965 y el desembarco de 20,000 soldados estadounidenses.

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The *Evening Star* reported that an armed expedition commanded by former Haitian Army Chief General Léon Cantave launched an invasion of northern Haiti to overthrow President François Duvalier. Rebel spokesmen operating from Santo Domingo denied Communist affiliations, while Dominican President Juan Bosch maintained an official ban on using Dominican territory as an insurgent staging ground.

El *Evening Star* informó que una expedición armada comandada por el exjefe del ejército haitiano, general Léon Cantave, lanzó una invasión al norte de Haití para derrocar al presidente François Duvalier. Portavoces rebeldes que operaban desde Santo Domingo negaron cualquier filiación comunista, mientras el presidente dominicano Juan Bosch mantuvo la prohibición oficial de utilizar territorio dominicano como base de operaciones insurgentes.

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diplomat representing the Na

tional Democratic Union, said

{an unidentified island off the

coast was used as a staging

area for the invasion. Some of

the invaders were identified as

former Haitian Army officers

who had been living in Santo

Domingo.

President Bosch, elected suc

cessor to the Trujillo dictator

ship, had barred the use of his

country as a training base for

Hailtian exiles despite his own

threat to invade Haiti las April,

when diplomatic relations be

tween the two countries were

severed.

Mr. Verna said the rebels

had no ties with Cuba or any

Communist country or group.

IHe said they expected to form

a military-civilian provisional

government in North Haiti.

I Mr. Verna arrived in Santo

Domingo Sunday from Ca

racas, Venezuela, apparently

in preparation for the inva

sion. He said the landing was

I the culmination of three years

’of work.

I Gen. Cantave, a career offi

cer, became chief of the Hai

tian Army in December, 1938,

I after the overthrow of Presi

dent Paul E. Magloire. He quit

on May 25, 1957, to avoid

r involvement In his country's

fi turbulent politics.

j| Gen. Cantave has been liv

jlng in exile for six years. Re

i cently he has resided in New

1 York, his wife still lives.

J Dr. Duvalier, a 54-year-oid

t Negro country doctor, became

President of Haiti in 1957. Since

then he has survived strikes,

ir {violence and a dozen plots

1 against his life. He gave him

ijself an Illegal second term, ex

tending until 1967, after a

1 rigged election in 1961.

f His constitutional term ex

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Evening star. (1963). Washington, D.C., 1963-08-06. US/DR Newspaper Timeline. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1963-08-06/ed-1/?sp=6

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Evening star, 1963-08-06.

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