April Revolution
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The April Revolution was a 1965 uprising in the Dominican Republic that sparked the Dominican Civil War and led to U.S. military intervention amid Cold War tensions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| April Revolution canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event in the Dominican Republic
ⓘ
revolution ⓘ uprising ⓘ |
| aim | restoration of Juan Bosch to the presidency ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
1963 Dominican coup d’état
ⓘ
surface form:
Dominican April Revolution
Revolución de Abril de 1965 ⓘ |
| conflict | Cold War ⓘ |
| country | Dominican Republic ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Dominican Civil War
ⓘ
U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War ⓘ |
| endDate | 1965-09-03 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
U.S. intervention in the Dominican Republic (1965)
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. military intervention in the Dominican Republic (1965)
|
| hasCause |
overthrow of democratically elected president Juan Bosch in 1963
ⓘ
political instability after the assassination of Rafael Trujillo ⓘ |
| hasContext |
fear of a second Cuba in the Caribbean by U.S. policymakers
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struggle between constitutionalists and military-backed government ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
Dominican Civil War
ⓘ
U.S. military intervention in the Dominican Republic ⓘ increased Cold War tensions in the Caribbean ⓘ |
| hasPart | Dominican Civil War ⓘ |
| location |
Dominican Republic
ⓘ
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic ⓘ
surface form:
Santo Domingo
|
| militaryInterventionBy |
Organization of American States
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| numberOfCasualties | thousands of civilian and military casualties ⓘ |
| opposingForce |
Constitutionalist faction
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitutionalist forces
Loyalist military forces ⓘ Organization of American States peacekeeping force ⓘ
surface form:
Organization of American States peacekeeping forces
United States Armed Forces ⓘ |
| partOf | history of the Dominican Republic ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1965 ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1963 Dominican coup d'état ⓘ |
| reasonForIntervention |
claimed protection of U.S. citizens
ⓘ
containment of perceived communist influence ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Joaquín Balaguer presidency
ⓘ
Rafael Trujillo ⓘ
surface form:
dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo
presidency of Juan Bosch ⓘ |
| result |
1966 Dominican general election
ⓘ
election of Joaquín Balaguer as president ⓘ interim government under Héctor García-Godoy ⓘ |
| significantParticipant |
U.S. 82nd Airborne Division
ⓘ
surface form:
82nd Airborne Division
Elías Wessin y Wessin ⓘ Francisco Alberto Caamaño ⓘ
surface form:
Francisco Caamaño
Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| startDate | 1965-04-24 ⓘ |
| temporalCoverage | 1960s in the Dominican Republic ⓘ |
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