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A New Generation of Dominican Politicians |
| Section: CURRENT ISSUES / COMMENTARY |
| Author: Bernardo Vega |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 1/1/1998 |
| Size: 1,066 Words, 6,927 Characters |
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Raised in the Bronx and barely 43 years old, Leonel Fernández, the new president of the Dominican Republic, embodies a sudden, deep, and all-encompassing generational change in his country’s politics. The transition, which has been too long in the making, has shifted to a speedy pace.
In the last year, Dominicans have witnessed a generational transfer of power, with the country’s four dominant political figures of the last four decades every day less involved in politics.
Dominican politics have been controlled by these caudillos since the Trujffio dictatorship ended 35 years ago: Seven-time president Joaquin Balaguer (who had ruled the country for 22 of the last 30 years and is now aged 90) is less and less active in politics; Balaguer’s longtime rival, the octogenarian former ...
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...t communities to influence U.S. foreign policy has been well noted in Santo Domingo.
After the Mexicans, Dominicans now constitute the second-biggest group from the hemisphere that is obtaining U.S. citizenship. Dominican-born Americans have won seats in New York City and New York State elections. It is estimated that 10 percent of the Dominican population already live in the United States.
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