April Revolution

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The April Revolution was a 1965 uprising in the Dominican Republic that sparked the Dominican Civil War and led to U.S. military intervention amid Cold War tensions.

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instanceOf event in the Dominican Republic
revolution
uprising
aim restoration of Juan Bosch to the presidency
alsoKnownAs Dominican April Revolution
Revolución de Abril de 1965
conflict Cold War
country Dominican Republic
describedBySource Dominican Civil War
U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War
endDate 1965-09-03
followedBy U.S. military intervention in the Dominican Republic (1965)
hasCause overthrow of democratically elected president Juan Bosch in 1963
political instability after the assassination of Rafael Trujillo
hasContext fear of a second Cuba in the Caribbean by U.S. policymakers
struggle between constitutionalists and military-backed government
hasEffect Dominican Civil War
U.S. military intervention in the Dominican Republic
increased Cold War tensions in the Caribbean
hasPart Dominican Civil War
location Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo
militaryInterventionBy Organization of American States
United States
numberOfCasualties thousands of civilian and military casualties
opposingForce Constitutionalist forces
Loyalist military forces
Organization of American States peacekeeping forces
United States Armed Forces
partOf history of the Dominican Republic
pointInTime 1965
precededBy 1963 Dominican coup d'état
reasonForIntervention claimed protection of U.S. citizens
containment of perceived communist influence
relatedTo Joaquín Balaguer presidency
dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo
linked to: Rafael Trujillo

presidency of Juan Bosch
result 1966 Dominican general election
election of Joaquín Balaguer as president
interim government under Héctor García-Godoy
significantParticipant 82nd Airborne Division
Elías Wessin y Wessin
Francisco Caamaño
Lyndon B. Johnson
United States Marine Corps
startDate 1965-04-24
temporalCoverage 1960s in the Dominican Republic

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Dominican Civil War alsoKnownAs April Revolution