Dominican Civil War

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armed conflict civil war historical event

The Dominican Civil War was a 1965 internal conflict in the Dominican Republic between constitutionalist and military-backed factions that prompted a major U.S.-led intervention during the Cold War.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Dominican Civil War canonical 9
1965 Dominican Civil War 2
Dominican Civil War (1965) 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf armed conflict ⓘ
civil war ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
aftermath long-term presidency of Joaquín Balaguer ⓘ
strengthening of Dominican armed forces ⓘ
suppression of leftist movements ⓘ
alsoKnownAs April Revolution ⓘ
Revolución de Abril de 1965 ⓘ
belligerent Constitutionalist faction ⓘ
Military-backed faction ⓘ
Organization of American States peacekeeping force ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
cause overthrow of democratically elected President Juan Bosch in 1963 coup ⓘ
civilianCasualtiesEstimate several thousand killed or wounded ⓘ
conflictType internal conflict ⓘ
country Dominican Republic ⓘ
dateOfU.S.Intervention 1965-04-28 ⓘ
endDate 1965-09-03 ⓘ
goal restoration of the 1963 constitution ⓘ
return of Juan Bosch to power ⓘ
ideologicalDimension left-leaning constitutionalists vs conservative military establishment ⓘ
languageOfLocalName Spanish ⓘ
leader Elías Wessin y Wessin ⓘ
Francisco Alberto Caamaño ⓘ
location Santiago de los Caballeros ⓘ
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic ⓘ
surface form: Santo Domingo
mediaCoverage extensive international attention ⓘ
militaryCasualtiesDominican hundreds killed ⓘ
militaryCasualtiesU.S. dozens killed ⓘ
numberOfOASTroops approximately 1,700 ⓘ
numberOfU.S.Troops approximately 22,000 ⓘ
OASForceName Organization of American States peacekeeping force ⓘ
surface form: Inter-American Peace Force
OASInvolvement authorized peacekeeping mission ⓘ
operationName Operation Power Pack ⓘ
partOf Cold War ⓘ
pretextForU.S.Intervention protection of American citizens ⓘ
relatedTo 1963 Dominican coup d’état ⓘ
Trujillo dictatorship legacy ⓘ
U.S. Cold War intervention policy in Latin America ⓘ
result ceasefire and political settlement ⓘ
continued U.S. influence in Dominican politics ⓘ
election of Joaquín Balaguer in 1966 ⓘ
formation of provisional government ⓘ
significance major U.S.-led intervention in Latin America during the Cold War ⓘ
turning point in modern Dominican political history ⓘ
startDate 1965-04-24 ⓘ
statedU.S.Objective prevention of a second Cuba ⓘ
U.S.PresidentDuringConflict Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ
UNInvolvement United Nations observation and debate ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

U.S. 82nd Airborne Division → conflictParticipated → Dominican Civil War ⓘ
Johnson administration → militaryInvolvement → Dominican Civil War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dominican Civil War intervention
Operation Power Pack → conflict → Dominican Civil War ⓘ
Operation Power Pack → hasCause → Dominican Civil War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dominican Civil War of 1965
Constitutionalist faction → activeInConflict → Dominican Civil War ⓘ
this entity surface form: 1965 Dominican Civil War
Organization of American States peacekeeping force → conflict → Dominican Civil War ⓘ
Elías Wessin y Wessin → conflict → Dominican Civil War ⓘ
1963 Dominican coup d’état → followedBy → Dominican Civil War ⓘ
1963 Dominican coup d’état → ledTo → Dominican Civil War ⓘ
this entity surface form: 1965 Dominican Civil War
April Revolution → hasPart → Dominican Civil War ⓘ
subject surface form: April Revolution (Dominican Republic)
April Revolution → hasEffect → Dominican Civil War ⓘ
subject surface form: April Revolution (Dominican Republic)
April Revolution → describedBySource → Dominican Civil War ⓘ
subject surface form: April Revolution (Dominican Republic)
U.S. intervention in the Dominican Republic (1965) → conflict → Dominican Civil War ⓘ
Francisco Alberto Caamaño → conflict → Dominican Civil War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dominican Civil War (1965)