Antonio Imbert Barrera
Major General Antonio Cosme Imbert Barrera (December 3, 1920 – May 31, 2016) was a Dominican military general of the Dominican Army and was President of the Dominican Republic from May to August 1965.
Antonio Imbert Barrera | |
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Antonio Imbert Barrera, 1986 | |
| 44th President of the Dominican Republic | |
| In office May 7, 1965 – August 30, 1965 | |
| Vice President | None |
| Preceded by | Pedro Bartolomé Benoit |
| Succeeded by | Héctor García-Godoy |
| Minister of Defense of the Dominican Republic | |
| In office October 8, 1986 – June 17, 1988 | |
| President | Joaquín Balaguer |
| Preceded by | Víctor M. Barjan Muffdi |
| Succeeded by | Elías Wessin y Wessin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 3, 1920 San Felipe de Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic |
| Died | May 31, 2016 (aged 95) Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| Nationality | Dominican |
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| Relations | Carmen Imbert Brugal (niece) Segundo Imbert (grandfather) |
| Children | 4 |
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| Profession | Army Major General |
Imbert, who plotted to assassinate dictator Rafael Trujillo in 1961, was one of the two rival rulers in the Dominican Republic from May 7, 1965, until August 30, 1965, amid the Dominican Civil War. He had succeeded General Pedro B. Benoit van der Horst who ruled for less than a week. After the civil war ended, both General Imbert and his rival Colonel Francisco Caamaño resigned, and Héctor García-Godoy, a civilian, was sworn as interim president.
According to Imbert, he fired the fatal shot at Trujillo.
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