1963 Dominican coup d'état

1963 Dominican Coup d'état
Date	September 25, 1963
Location	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Participants	Dominican Army Elias Wessin y Wessin; Antonio Imbert Barrera; Luis Amiamo Tio; Victor Elby Vinas Roman; ; Government of Dominican Republic Juan Bosch; ;
Outcome	Juan Bosch is deposed and exiled; Democratic rule is overturned; Military junta assumes power;

The 1963 Dominican coup d'état was a coup d'état that took place on 25 September 1963 against President Juan Bosch in the Dominican Republic. Juan Bosch had been the first democratically elected president after the assassination of the former dictator Rafael Trujillo, but he faced criticism due to his policies, which were seen as leftist. This led to a coup that replaced his government with a military junta; which itself would be replaced with a civilian junta.

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