Antonio Imbert Barrera
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Antonio Imbert Barrera was president of the Dominican Republic
from May 7, 1965 until August 30, 1965. His predecessor in the post was Pedro Bartolomé Benoit
; his successor, Héctor García Godoy
. (See List of Presidents of the Dominican Republic).
His first important position was as governor of Puerto Plata in 1940. He was removed from the post by the dictator Rafael Trujillo for sending a telegram to Trujillo informing the names of the survivors of the failed Luperon invasion. This caused, in a personal manner, the beginning of the murder plan against Trujillo.
On 30 May 1961 Trujillo was shot dead when his car was ambushed on a road outside the Dominican capital. Imbert, accompanied by Antonio De La Maza, Salvador Estrella Sahdala and Lt. Amado Garcia Guerrero, was the driver of the ambushing vehicle. Most of those involved in the assassination plot were subsequently captured and executed, with the exception of Imbert and Luis Amiama Tió.
As a result, Imbert was declared a "National Hero", and was awarded the general grade Advitam. In the Civil War in the Dominican Republic of 1965 he led one of the factions in the struggle which faced the constitutionalist government led by Colonel Francisco Caamaño
, who tried to bring back Juan Bosch
to the country's presidency.
Imbert's faction, called the Government of National Reconstruction was endorsed by the US troops inspectors, in addition, he was one of the collaborators with the Americans, finally signing a peace act that put an end to the April war.
On March 21, 1967, he was shot in Santo Domingo while traveling with his attendant Pedro Henríquez Ureña
. The attempted assassination was made by the late dictator Trujillo's supporters. He survived by driving himself to a medical clinic.
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
from May 7, 1965 until August 30, 1965. His predecessor in the post was Pedro Bartolomé Benoit
Pedro Bartolomé Benoit
Pedro Bartolomé Benoit Vanderhorst is a politician and military officer from the Dominican Republic. He served as provisional president of the Dominican Republic from 1 May until 7 May 1965. He was also a member of the Revolutionary Committee, which ruled the country for about few hours on 25...
; his successor, Héctor García Godoy
Héctor García Godoy
Héctor Rafael García Godoy was a politician from the Dominican Republic. He served as provisional president of the Dominican Republic from September 3, 1965 until July 1, 1966.-Reference:...
. (See List of Presidents of the Dominican Republic).
His first important position was as governor of Puerto Plata in 1940. He was removed from the post by the dictator Rafael Trujillo for sending a telegram to Trujillo informing the names of the survivors of the failed Luperon invasion. This caused, in a personal manner, the beginning of the murder plan against Trujillo.
On 30 May 1961 Trujillo was shot dead when his car was ambushed on a road outside the Dominican capital. Imbert, accompanied by Antonio De La Maza, Salvador Estrella Sahdala and Lt. Amado Garcia Guerrero, was the driver of the ambushing vehicle. Most of those involved in the assassination plot were subsequently captured and executed, with the exception of Imbert and Luis Amiama Tió.
As a result, Imbert was declared a "National Hero", and was awarded the general grade Advitam. In the Civil War in the Dominican Republic of 1965 he led one of the factions in the struggle which faced the constitutionalist government led by Colonel Francisco Caamaño
Francisco Caamaño
Col. Francisco Alberto Caamaño Deñó [Cah-MAH-nyoh Deh-NYOH] was a Dominican soldier and politician....
, who tried to bring back Juan Bosch
Juan Bosch
Juan Emilio Bosch Gaviño was a politician, historian, short story writer, essayist, educator, and the first cleanly elected president of the Dominican Republic for a brief time in 1963. Previously, he had been the leader of the Dominican opposition in exile to the dictatorial regime of Rafael...
to the country's presidency.
Imbert's faction, called the Government of National Reconstruction was endorsed by the US troops inspectors, in addition, he was one of the collaborators with the Americans, finally signing a peace act that put an end to the April war.
On March 21, 1967, he was shot in Santo Domingo while traveling with his attendant Pedro Henríquez Ureña
Pedro Henríquez Ureña
Pedro Henríquez Ureña was a Dominican intellectual, essayist, philosopher, humanist, philologist and literary critic.-Early works:Pedro Henríquez Ureña was born in Santo Domingo, the third of four siblings...
. The attempted assassination was made by the late dictator Trujillo's supporters. He survived by driving himself to a medical clinic.