Constitutionalist faction

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The Constitutionalist faction was a Dominican political-military movement that sought to restore the democratically elected government of Juan Bosch during the 1965 Dominican Civil War.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Constitutionalist faction canonical 1
Constitutionalist forces 1

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Statements (28)

Predicate Object
instanceOf faction in a civil war
political-military movement
activeInConflict 1965 Dominican Civil War
linked to: Dominican Civil War
aimedTo reinstall the 1963 Dominican Constitution
country Dominican Republic
demanded restoration of constitutional order in the Dominican Republic
return of Juan Bosch to the presidency
goal restoration of the democratically elected government of Juan Bosch
historicalContext Cold War in the Caribbean
ideology constitutionalism
democratic legitimacy
language Spanish
location Santo Domingo
notableEvent uprising of April 24, 1965
opposedBy Dominican military high command
Loyalist faction
United States military intervention in the Dominican Republic
opposedTo military-backed government established after the 1963 coup in the Dominican Republic
partOf Dominican revolutionary movements of the 1960s
politicalPosition left-leaning nationalist
resultOf 1963 military coup that overthrew Juan Bosch
significance key actor in the 1965 Dominican Civil War
startTime 1965
supportedBy civilian constitutionalist supporters
sectors of the Dominican Armed Forces
supportedLeader Juan Bosch
usedMethod armed insurrection
urban warfare

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dominican Civil War belligerent Constitutionalist faction
April Revolution (Dominican Republic) opposingForce Constitutionalist forces
subject linked to: April Revolution
linked to: Constitutionalist faction