Buenaventura Báez
✓ Source-basedfallingPresident of the Dominican Republic (1812-1884)
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Ramón Buenaventura Báez Méndez was a Dominican conservative politician and military figure. Known for having served as president of the Dominican Republic on five occasions, his rule was characterized by corruption and governing for the benefit of his personal fortune.
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Portrait of Báez in 1854
As preparations were in process, Báez aligned himself with other powerful conservative figures in favor of the separation from Haiti. One such figure was Pedro Santana, General of the southern army who would later become his political rival in the upcoming decades.
Constitution of San Cristóbal, passed on 6 November 1844.
Photograph of Báez c. 1860s-1870s
Báez, still convinced that the Nation was still in a political and economic crisis, proposed a deal to annex the Dominican Republic to the United States.
U.S President Ulysses S. Grant.
American abolitionist Frederick Douglass.In their orbit 1
Politicians born in the 1810s 6
About this person
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1812 to 1884 · aged 71
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