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Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic is a country occupying the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, with its capital at Santo Domingo. Spain's first colony in the Americas, it was ruled by Haiti from 1822 and declared independence on 27 February 1844. Its later history included a return to Spanish rule in 1861–1865, United States occupation in 1916–1924 and the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo from 1930 to 1961.

Dominican Republic
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Dominican Republic. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/dominican-republic
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