Francisco Caamaño
Col. Francisco Alberto Caamaño Deñó (June 11, 1932 – February 16, 1973) was a Dominican soldier and politician who took the constitutional presidency of the Dominican Republic during the Civil War of 1965. During the war, which began on April 24, 1965, Caamaño was one of the leaders in the movement to restore the democratically elected President Dr. Juan Bosch, who had been overthrown in a military coup d'état in September 1963.
Francisco Caamaño | |
|---|---|
| Member of Revolutionary Committee of April 1965 in the Dominican Republic | |
| In office May 4, 1965 – August 30, 1965 | |
| Preceded by | Triumvirate |
| Succeeded by | Héctor García-Godoy (interim) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 11, 1932 San Juan de la Maguana |
| Died | February 16, 1973 (aged 40) San José de Ocoa |
| Nationality | Dominican |
| Spouse |
María Paula Acevedo Guzmán
(m. 1958) |
| Relations | Danilo Medina (second-cousin) Lucía Medina (second-cousin) Claudio Caamaño Grullón (first cousin-once removed) Claudio Caamaño Vélez (first cousin-twice removed) |
| Children | Alberto Alexander Francis Alexander Paola Alexandra |
| Occupation | Soldier, politician |
Caamaño was the son of General Fausto Caamaño Medina; his father was cousin of Juan Pablo Medina de los Santos, the father of both former President Danilo Medina Sánchez and House Speaker Lucía Medina Sánchez.
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