Alejandro Woss y Gil explained

Alejandro Woss y Gil
Order:24th President of the Dominican Republic
Term Start:May 16, 1885
Term End:January 6, 1887
Predecessor:Francisco Gregorio Billini
Successor:Ulises Heureaux
Order2:29th President of the Dominican Republic
Term Start2:April 23, 1903
Term End2:November 24, 1903
Vicepresident2:Eugenio Deschamps Peña
Predecessor2:Horacio Vásquez
Successor2:Carlos Felipe Morales
Order3:Vice President of the Dominican Republic
Termstart3:1884
Termend3:1885
President3:Francisco Gregorio Billini
Predecessor3:Casimiro Nemesio de Moya
Successor3:Segundo Imbert
Birth Date:May 5, 1856
Birth Place:El Seibo, Dominican Republic
Death Place:Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Nationality:Dominican
Party:Blue Party
Spouse:María Ricart Pérez

Alejandro Woss y Gil (born Alejandro Woss Linares) (May 5, 1856 – January 1, 1932) was a Dominican Republic politician and military figure.

He was born in El Seibo on May 5, 1856, to parents, Carlos Woss and María Linares. At a young age he was sent Santiago de los Caballeros to live with his uncle Gen. Evangelista Gil, who adopted him and encouraged to enter military service.

Woss y Gil served as Minister of Defense and as vice president during the presidency of Francisco Gregorio Billini, whom he replaced after his resignation from May 16, 1885, until January 6, 1887. Former president Ulises Heureaux remained the dominant figure in national politics. In 1903, he led a coup against Juan Isidro Jimenes and served again as president from March 23 until he was removed by Carlos Felipe Morales on October 24, 1903.

Woss was married to María Altagracia Ricart.[1] Together, the couple had three children: Ana María, Francisco, and Celeste Woss y Gil, who became a noted painter and artist.[1]

He died in Santo Domingo in January 1932.

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  1. News: Celeste. Perez . Mujeres de poder: un recorrido por la historia de las primeras damas de la República . . 2020-08-26 . 2021-08-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210228131725/https://listindiario.com/la-republica/2020/08/26/632552/mujeres-de-poder-un-recorrido-por-la-historia-de-las-primeras-damas-de-la-republica . 2021-02-28 . live.