Antonio Guzmán Fernández

Sylvestre Antonio Guzmán Fernández, best known as Antonio Guzmán, was a Dominican businessman and politician who served as the 46th president of the Dominican Republic from 1978 until his death in 1982. In 1978, Guzmán ran in the general elections against strongman Joaquín Balaguer, who at the time had ruled the country for 12 years and during that period, repressed, jailed, and killed political opponents.