Dominican Civil War (1914)

The Dominican Civil War (1914) was a civil war in the Dominican Republic that started as a rebellion against the government led by General Desiderio Arias in La Vega and Santiago de los Caballeros, beginning on March 30, 1914. José Bordas Valdez was elected President without opposition on June 15, 1914. The U.S. Navy ships intervened to end the bombardment of Puerto Plata beginning on June 26, 1914. The U.S. Army troops were deployed in support of the government in Santo Domingo in July 1914. The U.S. government mediated the signing of a ceasefire agreement between government and rebel representatives on August 6, 1914. Some 500 individuals were killed during the conflict.[1]

Dominican Civil War (1914)
Date 30 March – 6 August 1914 Location Dominican Republic Result Ceasefire agreement signed
Belligerents
Dominican Government Supported by:  United States	Dominican rebels
Commanders and leaders
Desiderio Arias José Bordas Valdez
Casualties and losses
500 people killed.

See also

• History of the Dominican Republic
• United States occupation of the Dominican Republic (1916–1924)
• United States involvement in regime change
• Latin America–United States relations

References

1. "History of U.S. Interventions in Latin America".

Bibliography

• Atkins, G. Pope; Wilson, Larman C. (1998). The Dominican Republic and the United States: From Imperialism to Transnationalism. Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press. ISBN 0820319317.
• Maurer, Noel (2013). The Empire Trap: The Rise and Fall of U.S. Intervention to Protect American Property Overseas, 1893—2013. Princeton: Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691155821.