Donald Reid Cabral

Joseph Donald Reid Cabral (June 9, 1923-July 22, 2006) was a former leader of the Dominican Republic. He chaired the "triumvirate" from December 29, 1963.^[1]

Biography

Donald Reid was the son of a Scottish immigrant who ran an auto dealership. He was placed in the triumvirate by the military, but ultimately came to dominate it and gain some measure of power.^[2] In 1965 a pro-Juan Bosch uprising occurred, which would ultimately lead to his overthrow, although the US tried to end it in Operation Power Pack.^[3] From 1986 to 1988 he acted as the nation's foreign minister.^[4]

Web source

1. ^ Dominican Today obituary
2. ^ Time 1965
3. ^ Miami Herald
4. ^ New York Times

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Name	Cabral, Donald Reid
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Date of birth	1923
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Date of death	2006
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