Second Triumvirate | |
Order: | President of the Dominican Republic |
Term Start: | 27 June 1964 |
Term End: | 3 September 1965 |
Predecessor: | Triumvirate of 1963 |
Successor: | Héctor García-Godoy |
Native Name: | El Segundo Triunvirato |
Native Name Lang: | es |
Leader: | Donald Reid Cabral Ramon Caceres |
The Second Triumvirate was a short-lived military junta that controlled the Dominican Republic after the Triumvirate of 1963 created after the coup that overthrew Juan Bosch fell apart.[1]
Brutal repression tactics by the military to eliminate rebels & suppress protests led the members of the 1963 civilian junta to step down; Emilio de los Santos Manuel on December 22, 1963, Ramón Tapia Espinal on April 8, 1964 & finally Enrique Tavares Espaillat on June 27, 1964.
Donald Joseph Reid Cabral became the temporary minister of the armed forces & national police making him the de facto leader of the country. Austerity reforms & the firing of military personnel not loyal to Reid would lead to a military rebellion on April 24, 1965, that demanded Bosch's restoration.[2]