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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
January 18, 196218 de enero de 1962 · Washington, D.C. · Assassination, 1965 Intervention, and BalaguerMagnicidio, Intervención de 1965 y Balaguer

Evening star

SourceFuente: Evening star · Washington, D.C. · January 18, 196218 de enero de 1962
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1962-01-18/ed-1/?sp=4

In contextEn contexto

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 Washington sought the restoration of Rafael Bonnelly and democratic leaders following a military takeover in the Dominican Republic. A profile of new strongman Major General Pedro Rodríguez Echavarría noted his family's deep military lineage and his frequent disavowals of personal political ambitions.

El *Evening Star* informó que Washington procuraba la restitución de Rafael Bonnelly y de los líderes democráticos tras el cuartelazo militar en la República Dominicana. Un perfil del nuevo hombre fuerte, el mayor general Pedro Rodríguez Echavarría, destacó el profundo arraigo castrense de su familia y sus frecuentes desmentidos sobre ambiciones políticas personales.

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Washington offiicals obvi-

ously hope, however, that the

unusually speedy reaction from!

here, embodied in a strong

statement of disapproval issued

by the State Department yes

terday, would result in changes

in the political situation at

Santo Domingo.

One evidence of change, they

said, Would be the restoration

to positions of real power of

Rafael Bonnelly, a leader of the

National Civic Union, and other

former officials regarded by

Washington as exponents of

eventual democratic govern

ment for the Dominican Re

public.

The United States restored

full diplomatic relations with

the Caribbean Island nation

only 12 days ago. United States!

New Strongman Likes

To Deny Political Goal

•t th, As,ocl,t,d Pres,

Maj. Gen. Pedro Rodriguez

Echavarria. new military

Strongman of the Dominican

Republic, Ls a boyish-looking

plane pilot who likes to hunt,

fish, follow baseball and dis

claim political ambitions.

A recurrent statement voiced

by the 37-year-old armed forces

chief goes: “I am not a politi

cian; I am a soldier and I sup

port constitutional order.”

Weeks ago, after he had

emerged as the top military

figure of the post-Trujillo era,

he scoffed at talk that he

Wanted to replace Joaquin

Balaguer as chief executive.

Gen. Rodriguez Echavarria

represents a long military tra

dition. A great grandfather

was Gen. Santiago Rodriguez.

leader of the fight against

Haitian domination in 1844.

One of his grandfathers was a

minister of war.

Gen. Rodriguez Echavarria

was reared in the country’s

agricultural north, the oldest

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Evening star. (1962). Washington, D.C., 1962-01-18. US/DR Newspaper Timeline. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1962-01-18/ed-1/?sp=4

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Evening star, 1962-01-18.

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