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Episode 249 - How the US Almost Annexed the Dominican Republic
Published 3 years, 2 months ago
Description
Once upon a time the United States came shockingly close to annexing the Dominican Republic.
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Sources:
https://www.jstor.org/stable/2717114
https://journals.openedition.org/nuevomundo/61771?lang=en
https://news.yahoo.com/1871-us-almost-acquired-dominican-135435379.html
https://www.insider.com/annexation-of-santo-domingo-act-ulysses-grant-dominican-republic-2022-7
CORRECTION:
Samuel Doe was murdered by Prince Johnson, an ally of Charles Taylor, but not Charles Taylor himself.