Dominican Republic
Today in history: U.S. invasion of Dominican Republic teaches lessons today
April 28, 2015The U.S. invasion was justified as protecting American lives. Within days, this was changed to "preventing a Communist takeover."
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Poverty fuels the Dominican-Haitian conflict
January 21, 2014The dispute on the status of descendants of Haitian immigrants in the Dominican Republic is now the subject of negotiations hosted by Nicolas Maduro.
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Dominican court strips Haitian migrants of citizenship
October 25, 2013On September 25, the Constitutional Court of the Dominican Republic decreed that between 200,000 and 300,000 persons born in the Dominican Republic of Haitian parentage must be stripped of their Dominican citizenship and the rights that...
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Hugo Chavez and Yewri Guillen: two lives connected
March 19, 2013The late Hugo Chavez and the late Yewri Guillen were both Latin Americans who, although they never knew each other and came from different countries, are deeply connected.
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World Notes
February 2, 2010In World Notes this week: Canada, South Africa, Dominican Republic, Taiwan, Cuba, Afghanistan.
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