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Juan Bosch
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Juan Bosch was a Dominican politician, historian, writer, and head of state. He served as the President of the Dominican Republic and was a member of the Dominican Revolutionary Party. Additionally, he was a member of the Academia Dominicana de la Lengua. Born in La Vega Province in 1909, he died in Salcedo in 2001. He is buried in La Vega.
Bosch was a prolific author with 147 works. His notable publications include *Indios*, *Viaje a los antípodas*, *El próximo paso*, *Cuentos escritos en el exilio*, *Apuntes sobre el arte de escribir cuentos*, and *La mañosa*. He spoke and wrote in Spanish.
His awards include the Order of Merit of Duarte, Sanchez and Mella, the Order of Christopher Columbus, the Order of José Martí, and the Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1909
- Died
- 2001
- Works
- 147
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Key facts
- Vice president
- Armando González Tamayo
- Preceded by
- Rafael Filiberto Bonnelly
- Succeeded by
- Dominican Provisional Government Junta
- Born
- ( 1909-06-30 ) 30 June 1909, La Vega , Dominican Republic
- Died
- 1 November 2001 (2001-11-01) (aged 92), Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic
- Party
- Revolutionary (1939–73), Liberation (1973–2001)
- Spouse s
- Isabel García (m. 1934–1943?), Carmen Quidiello (m. 1943–2001; his death )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Juan
- Family name
- Bosch
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Dominican Republic
- Place of birth
- La Vega Province
- Place of death
- Salcedo
- Occupation
- writer
- Position held
- President of the Dominican Republic
- Political party
- Dominican Revolutionary Party
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Image
- Juan Bosch (1963).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1909-06-30
- date of death
- 2001-11-01
- Commons category
- Juan Bosch
- name in native language
- Juan Bosch
- place of burial
- La Vega
- member of
- Academia Dominicana de la Lengua
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Encyclopedic overview
Juan Emilio Bosch y Gaviño (30 June 1909 – 1 November 2001), also known as El Profesor (Spanish for the Teacher), was a Dominican politician, historian, writer, essayist, educator, and the first democratically elected president of the Dominican Republic for seven months in 1963.
Juan Bosch was a leading opponent against the dictatorial regime of Rafael Trujillo, spending over two decades as the leader of the Dominican opposition while in exile. In 1939, he helped found the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) and returned to the Dominican Republic months after Trujillo's assassination in 1961, winning the first free elections in decades. In 1973, he founded the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD). He is remembered as an honest politician and regarded as one of the most prominent short-story writers in Dominican literature.
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