Elías Wessin y Wessin
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Elías Wessin y Wessin was a Dominican military general best known for his central role in the 1965 Dominican Civil War and his staunch opposition to the return of ousted president Juan Bosch.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Elías Wessin y Wessin canonical | 5 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dominican military officer
ⓘ
human ⓘ military officer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
ⓘ
surface form:
Santo Domingo
|
| causeOfDeath | heart failure ⓘ |
| conflict | Dominican Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Dominican Republic ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1924-07-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2009-04-18 ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Lebanese descent ⓘ |
| familyName | Wessin y Wessin ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName |
Elias
ⓘ
surface form:
Elías
|
| ideology | anti-communism ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
1963 Dominican coup d’état
ⓘ
1965 U.S. intervention in the Dominican Republic ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Spanish ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Dominican Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| name | Elías Wessin y Wessin self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Dominican ⓘ |
| notableFor |
central role in the 1965 Dominican Civil War
ⓘ
opposition to the return of ousted president Juan Bosch ⓘ |
| occupation |
military officer
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| opposed |
Juan Bosch
ⓘ
restoration of the 1963 Dominican Constitution ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Bayaguana
ⓘ
Dominican Republic ⓘ Independencia Province ⓘ
surface form:
Monte Plata Province
|
| placeOfDeath |
Distrito Nacional
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Dominican Republic ⓘ Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic ⓘ
surface form:
Santo Domingo
|
| politicalParty |
Partido Quisqueyano Demócrata Cristiano
ⓘ
Partido Reformista Social Cristiano ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Secretary of the Armed Forces of the Dominican Republic
ⓘ
member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic ⓘ president of the Partido Quisqueyano Demócrata Cristiano ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| roleInEvent | leader of the military faction opposing the restoration of Juan Bosch in 1965 ⓘ |
| supported | triumvirate government that replaced Juan Bosch ⓘ |
| yearOfBirth | 1924 ⓘ |
| yearOfDeath | 2009 ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
April Revolution (Dominican Republic)