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Christopher Coloumbus discovers a small island and names Hispaniola "little spain"
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Spaniards set up first colony at Santo Domingo. Severed as spanish capitol in South America
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First shippment of sleves were sent to Santo Domingo
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Franics Drakes attacks Santo Domingo
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Treaty of Ryswick gave western part of Hispaniola island (Haiti) to France and eastern part (Santo Domingo- present-day Dominican Republic) to Spain
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Spain ceded the Hispaniola Island to France
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a Spanish revolt Spain overtook Santo Domingo
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Napoleaon overthrew king of Spain
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short time of freedom of uprising against spanish rule.
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Haitian Republic born
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Dominican was named a nation
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Santo Domingo declared independence from Haiti to become the Dominican Republic
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President Pedro Santana returned Dominican Republic to Spanish rule. UNTIL 1863
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Following revolt, Spain withdrew, annulled annexation of Dominican this lasted from 1863-64
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50-year treaty signed by US and Dominican. in exhange US took over Dominican custom departmen in return for buying its debts
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Dominican Republic occupied by US forces after internal disorder. This lasted from 1916-1924
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Goverment took conrol and the US withdrew from Dominican
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General Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina takes over and becomes dictator
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About 20,000 Haitians living in areas of Dominican Republic adjacent to Haiti massacred by army
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Organization of American States adopted resolution, this created severance of diplomatic ties with Dominican Republic
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Trujillo assassinated
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Founder of leftist Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD), Juan Bosch, elected in first democratic elections in nearly four decades
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Bosch replces military with 3 man ivilian junta
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30,000 US troops invaded Dominican Republic following pro-Bosch uprising
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Joaquin Balaguer (PRSC) elected president
(1978) Silvestre Antonio Guzman (PRD) elected president -
Jorge Blanco (PRD) elected president
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Balaguer (PRSC) re-elected president
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Balaguer re-elected, defeated Bosch by small majority
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After being accused of fraud, Balaguer agreed to serve a two-year re-election term
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Leonel Fernandez Reyna (PLD) elected president
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Hurricane George caused widespread devastation
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Hipolito Mejia (PRD) elected president
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Appeals court annulled conviction of corruption charges against former president, Salvador Jorge Blanco; US jet bound for Santo Domingo crashed in New York, killed all 255 people on board
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Former President Joaquin Balaguer died after dominating politics for more than 50 years
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Demonstrations about economic policies left at least five dead
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Leonel Fernandez, former head of state, defeated incumbent President Hipolito Mejia
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Congress approved proposed free trade agreement with US and Central American nations
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DR entered the accord
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President Leonel Fernandez re-elected
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Ruling Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) retained power in congressional elections; Dominican Republic tightened border restrictions to prevent cholera spreading from Haiti