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Civic Renovation Party
The Civic Renovation Party ( es, Partido Cívico Renovador, or PCR) is a political party in the Dominican Republic which was founded in 2006 as the Civic Renovation Movement by Jorge Radhamés Zorrilla Ozuna and a group of social-democratic Dominicans. The party was recognized by the Junta Central Electoral on December 16, 2009 and participated in the 2012 presidential elections, supporting Dominican Liberation Party candidate Danilo Medina through the Purple Alliance. Principles The Civic Renovation Party is "a political organization built by Dominican men and women with freedom of action, pacts, and alliances, and with a strategic vision towards the consolidation of true democracy. This party conceives democracy as equality in social, political, economic, and educational opportunities." Organization The General Statutes outline the party's organization. The National Assembly (or Convention), its executive branch, is governed by the party president of the party. It consist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorge Radhamés Zorrilla Ozuna
Jorge Radhamés Zorrilla Ozuna ( Guayabo Dulce, born December 16, 1954) is a Dominican lawyer, politician, and retired General of the Dominican Army. He is the President and founder of the Civic Renovation Party. He was Chief of Staff of the Dominican Army from 2003 to 2004 and is the current Director of the National Institute of Price Stabilization (Spanish: Instituto de Estabilización de Precios). Early life and education Jorge Radhamés Zorrilla Ozuna was born in Guayabo Dulce (a town of the province Hato Mayor in the Dominican Republic), on 16 December 1954 to Manuel María Zorrilla and Sirila Ozuna. He studied Law in the Central University of Professional Studies (Spanish: Universidad Central Dominicana de Estudios Profesionales). He is known as a lecturer on topics pertaining history and society, and for developing projects for the restoration of historic buildings in the country. Military career From 2000 to 2003, he served as Commander of the First Dominican Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Distrito Nacional
The Distrito Nacional (; D.N.) is a subdivision of the Dominican Republic enclosing the capital Santo Domingo. It is not in any of the Provinces of the Dominican Republic, provinces, but in practice, it acts as a province on its own. Before October 16, 2001, the Distrito Nacional was much larger, including what is now known as Santo Domingo Province. Published statistics and maps generally show the former, larger, Distrito Nacional. The Distrito Nacional has no rural or underdeveloped areas. Points of interest Poligono Central The Poligono Central is the central area of Santo Domingo. Upscale neighborhoods of Naco, Piantini, and Paraiso are located within this central polygon. Most of the financial activity in Santo Domingo is also located in the ''Poligono''. Central Government The Distrito Nacional houses the central government's executive branch Presidential Office (''Palacio Nacional''), the national congressional building (''Congreso Nacional'') and the top judicial court ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Temístocles Montás
Juan Temístocles Montás Domínguez (born May 6, 1950) is a Dominican politician, economist and former Minister of Industry and Trade of the Dominican Republic. He previously served as Minister of Economy, Planning and Development and Technical Secretary of State to the Presidency of the Dominican Republic from 1998 to 2016. Between October 28, 2019 and March 7, 2021, he was the President of the Dominican Liberation Party. He's a member of the Dominican Liberation Party in which has a long time political affiliation and broad political career. Born in San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic, in a family with 10 children. Montás, holds a Ph.D. in engineering from the Technical University of Madrid and also a master's degree in Economics. With broad public and professional career, is a government official with long experience. His office has published several papers related to politics, economy and the electricity sector in the Dominican Republic. The Montás family is descended ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaime David Fernández Mirabal
Dr. Jaime David Fernandez Mirabal (born 15 October 1956) is a Dominican psychiatrist, agronomist, and politician. He was Vice President of the Dominican Republic, having served in the first Government of the Dominican Liberation Party from 1996 to 2000. He was also the Minister for Environment and Natural Resources of the Dominican Republic. Biography First stage Jaime David Fernandez Mirabal was born on October 15, 1956 in Ojo de Agua, Salcedo, today called Hermanas Mirabal Province. He is the son of Jaime Fernandez Camilo and Dedé Mirabal Reyes, and the nephew of heroines Patria, Minerva, and María Teresa Mirabal, who were brutally assassinated during the Trujillo dictatorship on November 25, 1960, the date which was declared as the International Day of Non-Violence Against Women. This date is recognized by many countries, especially Onu. Dr. Fernández is the brother of Jaime Enrique Fernandez Mirabal and Jaime Rafael Fernandez Mirabal. His mother, Dede, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euclides Gutiérrez Félix
Euclid, Euclides, or Eucleides generally refers to the ancient Greek mathematician Euclid of Alexandria (3rd century BC), who wrote a work on geometry called the ''Elements''. It may also refer to: People * Euclid of Megara (c. 435 BC–c. 365 BC), ancient Greek philosopher * Eucleides, archon of Athens (5th century BC) * Euclid Bertrand (born 1974), Dominican former footballer * Euclides da Cunha (1866–1909), Brazilian sociologist * Euclid Kyurdzidis (born 1968), Russian actor * Euclid Tsakalotos (born 1960), Greek economist and Minister of Finance * Nicholas Euclid (1932–2007), Australian rugby league player, coach, and official Mathematics, science, and technology * Euclid Contest, a maths competition held by the Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing * Euclid (programming language) * Euclid (computer program) * Euclid, a computer system used by Euroclear * Euclid (spacecraft), a space telescope built by ESA, to be launched in Feb 2023 * Euclidean space * 4354 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco Javier García
Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name ''Franciscus''. Nicknames In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed "Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Comunitatis'' (father of the community) when he founded the Franciscan order, and "Paco" is a short form of ''Pater Comunitatis''. In areas of Spain where Basque is spoken, "Patxi" is the most common nickname; in the Catalan areas, "Cesc" (short for Francesc) is often used. In Spanish Latin America and in the Philippines, people with the name Francisco are frequently called "Pancho". " Kiko" is also used as a nickname, and "Chicho" is another possibility. In Portuguese, people named Francisco are commonly nicknamed " Chico" (''shíco''). This is also a less-common nickname for Francisco in Spanish. People with the given name * Pope Francis is rendered in the Spanish and Portuguese languages as Papa Francisco * Francisco Acebal (1866–1933), Spanish writer and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margarita Cedeño
Margarita María Cedeño Lizardo, formerly known as Margarita Cedeño de Fernández, is a Dominican politician who served as Vice President of the Dominican Republic from 2012 to 2020. She was married to former president, Leonel Fernández and served as the First Lady of the Dominican Republic from 2004 to 2012. Early and personal life Cedeño was born on 1 May 1965 in Santo Domingo to Luis Emilio Cedeño Matos and Angela Margarita Lizardo Olivares. She worked with local law firms in the Dominican Republic, among which the law firm of Doctor Abel Rodríguez del Orbe and Fernández y Asociados, where she is an associate member. During the years 1996–2000, she assisted as legal counselor to the President nominated as Sub-secretary of State. Besides being ad honorem counselor and director of the Legal and Investment Environment Management of the Office for the Promotion of Foreign Investment of the Dominican Republic. She has a Bachelors in Law from the Autonomous University of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of The Dominican Republic
The president of the Dominican Republic ( es, Presidente de la República Dominicana) is both the head of state and head of government of the Dominican Republic. The presidential system was established in 1844, following the proclamation of the republic during the Dominican War of Independence. The President of the Dominican Republic is styled ''Your Excellency, Mr. President'' during his time in office. His official residence is the National Palace. The article CXXVIII of the constitution instructs the president of the "faithful execution of the Dominican Law" and confers on him the rank of commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces, the National Police and all the State security forces. It has the power to appoint ministers, grant pardons, moratoria and the duty of ensuring national security and the collection and faithful investment of national income. The constitution also places it as the head of the state's foreign policy and grants it the power to appoint diplomatic represe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reinaldo Pared Pérez
Reinaldo de las Mercedes Pared Pérez (25 September 1956 – 29 October 2021) was a Dominican politician. He represented Distrito Nacional in Chamber of Deputies from 1998 to 2002, and served in the Senate since 2006. Pared Pérez was president of the senate twice, between 2006 and 2014, and again between 2016 and 2020. A member of the Dominican Liberation Party, he was named general-secretary in 2001. The government of the Republic of China (Taiwan) awarded Pared Pérez the Order of Brilliant Star Order of Brilliant Star () is a civilian order of the Republic of China (Taiwan) recognizing outstanding contributions to the development of the nation. The order is instituted in 1941 and can be awarded to both domestic and foreign nationals. ... Special Grand Cordon in June 2017. The former secretary general of the Dominican Liberation Party, Reinaldo Pared Pérez, died this Thursday night in what appears to be a suicide. Pérez was suffering from episodes of depression as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonel Fernández
Leonel Antonio Fernández Reyna () (born 26 December 1953) is a Dominican Republic, Dominican lawyer, academic, and was the 50th and 52nd President of the Dominican Republic from 1996 to 2000 and from 2004 to 2012. From 2016 until 2020, he was the President of the EU–LAC Foundation. Fernández became the first elected president of the Dominican Republic under his political party, the Dominican Liberation Party (''Partido de la Liberación Dominicana'', or PLD), although party founder Juan Bosch (politician), Juan Bosch was also sworn in as president in 1963 after the first democratic elections held in roughly four decades in the country. Fernández's administrations have focused much on technological and infrastructural development and macroeconomic and monetary stability. He has served as the party president of the Dominican Liberation Party from 2001 until his resignation on 20 October 2019. He later joined the People's Force, People’s Force and was nominated as it’s par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Bosch (politician)
Juan Emilio Bosch Gaviño (30 June 1909 – 1 November 2001) was a Dominican politician, historian, writer, essayist, educator, and the first democratically-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 Trujillo for over 25 years. To this day, he is remembered as an honest politician and regarded as one of the most prominent writers in Dominican literature. He founded both the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) in 1939 and the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) in 1973. Early life He was born to a Catalan father and a Puerto Rican mother of Galician descent. In 1934, he married Isabel García and had two children with her: Leon and Carolina. During Trujillo's dictatorship, Bosch was jailed for his political ideas, being released after several months. In 1938, Bosch managed to leave the country, settling in Puerto Rico. Exile By 1939 Bosch had go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
