Joaquín Balaguer

Joaquín Balaguer
41st, 45th & 49th President of the Dominican Republic
In office August 16, 1986 – August 16, 1996
Vice President	Carlos Morales Troncoso (1986–1994) Jacinto Peynado (1994–1996)
Preceded by	Salvador Jorge Blanco
Succeeded by	Leonel Fernández
In office July 1, 1966 – August 16, 1978
Vice President	Francisco Augusto Lora (1966–1970) Carlos Rafael Goico Morales (1970–1978)
Preceded by	Hector Garcia Godoy
Succeeded by	Antonio Guzmán Fernández
In office August 3, 1960 – January 16, 1962
Vice President	Rafael Filiberto Bonnelly (1960-1962)
Preceded by	Héctor Trujillo
Succeeded by	Civic-Military Council
24th Vice President of the Dominican Republic
In office August 16, 1957 – August 3, 1960
Preceded by	Position abolished
Succeeded by	Rafael Filiberto Bonnelly
Personal details
Born	September 1, 1906 Navarrete, Dominican Republic
Died	July 14, 2002 (aged 95) Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Political party	Dominican (1957-1961) Independent (1961-1966) Social Christian Reformist (1966-1996)
Spouse(s)	none
Occupation	Lawyer, Diplomat

Joaquín Antonio Balaguer Ricardo (September 1, 1906 – July 14, 2002) was the President of the Dominican Republic. He served three non-consecutive terms in that office. His first term was from 1960 to 1962, for his second term from 1966 to 1978, and again for his third and final term from 1986 to 1996. In 2000, Balaguer decided to seek an eighth term as president he lost the election.

On July 14, 2002, Balaguer died of heart failure at Santo Domingo's Abreu Clinic at the age of 95.

Other websites

• Official website
• Diariolibre.com Archived 2007-12-30 at the Wayback Machine
• UCSB.edu
• UCSB.edu