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Also known as Danilo Medina Sánchez

former president of the Dominican Republic

Person · Open Library

Works
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Top works

  • Some Sort of a Mandalas Coloring Book
  • Algo Parecido a Mandalas para Colorear
  • Flags of the World Countries, Regions and Territories Coloring Book

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Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
Denmark
Active from
1982-11-30
danceelectropoppop

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Total plays
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Quotes

  • You don't know what you have until you lose it.

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Key facts

Vice president
Margarita Cedeño de Fernández
Preceded by
Leonel Fernández
Succeeded by
Luis Abinader
President
Leonel Fernández
Born
( 1951-11-10 ) 10 November 1951 (age 74) , Bohechío , Dominican Republic
Party
Dominican Liberation Party (1983–present)
Spouse
Cándida Montilla ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1987 ) ​
Children
Candy Sibeli Vanessa Daniela Ana Paula
Parents
Juan Pablo Medina (father) Amelia Sánchez (mother)
Relatives
Lucía Medina (sister) , Francisco Caamaño (second-cousin)
Alma mater
Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo ( Lic. )
Occupation
Politician
Profession
Economist
Nickname s
El Viejo Dany (Old Dany), El Titán de Bronze (The Bronze Titan)

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Encyclopedic overview

Danilo Medina Sánchez ( Latin American Spanish pronunciation: [daˈnilo meˈðina ˈsantʃes]; born 10 November 1951) is a Dominican politician who was President of the Dominican Republic from 2012 to 2020.

Medina previously served as Chief of Staff to the President of the Dominican Republic from 1996 to 1999 and from 2004 to 2006, and is a member of the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD). He won the May 2012 Dominican presidential election, defeating Hipòlito Mejía with 51% of the votes. On 15 May 2016, Danilo Medina leading a coalition of parties won the 2016 Dominican presidential election, defeating the leader of the opposition and PRM candidate Luis Abinader with 61.8% of the votes, the highest percentage received by a president elected in free elections since 1924 when Horacio Vásquez won the presidency with 69.8% of the ballots—surpassing Juan Bosch's record of 59.5% obtained in 1962, and Leonel Fernández's 57.1% of the votes obtained in 2004.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Danilo Medina” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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